46th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110278803 | SEAL STRUCTURE - [Problem] In a seal structure in which a paste gasket | 2011-11-17 |
20110278804 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE REGENERATION CYCLES FOR AN AIR DRYER IN A CLOSED RIDE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A method for controlling the regeneration cycles for an air dryer in a closed ride height control system for vehicles. Compressed air chambers and a compressed air storage reservoir are charged with compressed air and ventilated via a compressed air line, or are charged via a compressed air intake line connected to the compressor and ventilated via the compressed air line. Compressed air quantity delivered through the dryer by the compressor, and temperature and/or the humidity of the air sucked in from the atmosphere are measured. The dryer is considered saturated under the assumption that air sucked in by the compressor and delivered through the air dryer is at the highest possible ambient temperature and humidity. Regeneration air quantity required for the compressed air quantity for the dryer to attain the desired dew point is determined as a function of the ambient temperature and/or the humidity of the intake air. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278805 | COMPACT LIGHTWEIGHT FLEXIBLE DISPOSABLE GAME CARRYING SLED - A compact lightweight flexible disposable game carrying sled comprises a flexible high density polyethylene sheet configured to receive game thereon and be dragged along the ground during transport of the game. A plurality of sets of holes defining lines are in spaced locations along the sheet. A plurality of tie down lines are included, with each tie down line weaving through one set of holes to couple the line to the flexible sheet. The tie down lines are configured to completely encircle the game to secure the game to the sheet. A plurality of intersecting uniform material thickness fold lines extend across the sheet, allowing the sheet to be folded to form a compact structure for storage and for transport when not in use and unfolded when the game carrying sled is to be used. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278806 | SHOPPING CART WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS - A magnifying glass that is mounted on the shopping cart can be moved from a protected neutral position into the reading position only when no key is in the coin deposit lock, and the key can be inserted into the lock only after the magnifying glass has been placed into the protected neutral position. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278807 | WHEELED TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE - Provided is a wheeled assembly for the transport of articles including skis, snowboards, and other sporting equipment. The wheeled assembly is configured for attachment to the bottom of an article to allow the article to be pulled or transported over pavement or any other suitable surface. The wheeled assembly includes a pair of wheels that are moveable from an operative position to a retracted position for easy storage and transport when not in use. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278808 | ADAPTABLE MOBILITY AID DEVICE FOR LEVEL AND INCLINED WALKWAYS AND FOR STAIRS - An adaptable mobility aid device is disclosed that has length-adjustable front and rear legs, a handle, and a knee support platform coupled to the legs and the handle, the legs being adjustable within a range of lengths suitable to straddle steps for ascending and descending stairways, as well as to function on the level, or on a ramp. The lengths of the legs can be adjusted in tandem via single-hand operability of an adjustment mechanism. The knee support platform provides support for an impaired lower leg of a user, not requiring the leg to contact the stairs, and also not requiring the leg to be held mid-air in a hopping motion. The handle enables one-handed use of the adaptable mobility aid device. In some embodiments, spring loaded pins or a pull bar to activate the pins, enable the single-hand operability of the adjustment mechanism. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278809 | Bedside-ready patient ambulatory device - The invention is Bedside-ready Patient Ambulatory Device to facilitate a patient in getting out of bed and moving about. The device itself includes three significant parts. The first is a U-shaped base frame member supported by six castor type wheels. The second member is a midframe member which is generally U-shaped and upwardly extending bent above the mid point of the distal legs of the U-shaped midframe member to form an upper portion generally planar with the underlying U-shaped base frame member. The third element is an I.V. pole supported vertically by crossbars on the midframe member and the base frame member. The device facilitates the ambulatory movement of a patient while serving as a transport vehicle for needed treatment paraphernalia. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278810 | LATCH DEVICE FOR COUPLING A CARRIER TO A STROLLER FRAME - A latch device is adapted for coupling a detachably a carrier to a stroller frame, and includes a latch tongue, a latch housing, and a locking member. The latch tongue is mounted on the stroller frame, and has a cam surface and an abutment surface. The latch housing is connected to the latch tongue and is coupled detachably to the carrier. The locking member is connected to the latch housing and includes a latch arm. The locking member is movable relative to the latch housing between a locked position, where the latch tongue is locked to the locking member, and an unlocked position, where the latch tongue is unlocked from the locking member and a slide block of the latch arm abuts against the abutment surface so as to maintain the locking member at the unlocked position. The slide block slides along the cam surface when the locking member is moved toward the unlocked position. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278811 | ARRANGEMENT OF A STABILIZER ON A WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to an arrangement of a stabilizer ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278812 | ARRANGEMENT OF A STABILIZER ON A WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to an arrangement of a stabilizer ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278813 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A suspension system of the present invention pivotally supports a wheel of a motor vehicle. An upper control arm and a lower control arm are cooperable with a spindle, which supports the wheel. A vibration damper is cooperable with the upper control arm. A link interconnects the lower control arm and one of the terminal ends of the vibration damper thereby defining a common axis bisecting the link. The vibration damper moves along the common axis to absorb vibration transferred from a road surface and through the wheel. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278814 | PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - A personal transportation device comprises a riding platform supported by one or more wheels, a steering mechanism at least partially embedded in the riding platform and a drive wheel assembly. A first wheel may be steerable while a second wheel is a slave wheel. The steering mechanism may be foot-operated. The drive wheel may be hand-propelled and non-steerable. The drive wheel is operatively connected to a drive sprocket and chain and is coupled to the riding platform by a platform frame. The personal transportation device may comprise one or more track arm assemblies coupled to the drive wheel assembly such that movement of the track arm assemblies operates the drive wheel assembly and rotates a drive wheel to propel the vehicle. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278815 | Parent Steerable Tricycle with Internal Steering Limiter - A child's riding vehicle such as a tricycle has a secondary steering column through which the parent walking behind the tricycle may steer the tricycle. The secondary steering column is coupled to the first steering column by a pair of rods that are attached at their respective ends to a first flange around the primary steering column and a second flange around the secondary steering column. The steering rods also act as steering limiters by contacting the wheel fork tube at a predetermined maximum steering angle and resisting further rotation of the flange. The mechanism lies entirely within the hollow frame of the tricycle for safety. The child's steering handle can be disengaged from the fork tube to allow the parent to completely control the steering without interference from the child. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278816 | BICYCLE FRAME - A bicycle assembly can include a bicycle frame that can have a head tube, a top tube and a down tube. The top tube and down tube can be attached to the head tube. The head tube can include at least one ledge configured to fit inside either of the top and down tubes. The top of the top tube and/or the bottom of the down tube can be substantially flush with the top of the head tube or bottom of the head tube, respectively. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278817 | SEATSTAY SUSPENSION MOUNT - A bicycle that including front and rear wheels and a frameset supported by the wheels. The frameset including a main frame with a seat tube having a width, a fork that couples the main frame to the front wheel, and a seatstay assembly. The seatstay assembly including first and second seatstays positioned on opposing sides of the rear wheel and on opposing sides of the seat tube. A front end of the first seatstay is spaced from a front end of the second seatstay by a distance greater that the width of the seat tube. The frameset also including a suspension mount that is detachably secured to the front end of the first seatstay and a suspension member that is pivotally coupled to the suspension mount. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278818 | REAR AXLE SYSTEM FOR BICYCLE - A bicycle including a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a frameset supported by the front wheel and the rear wheel. The rear wheel includes a first end cap and a second end cap, and each end cap has an aligned hole extending through the end cap. The rear wheel includes an axle that is positioned in the holes in the end caps and that defines an axial direction. The frameset includes a first dropout and a second dropout, each including an opening. The axle is positioned in the opening of each dropout. Each drop out has a lip that defines a slot aligned with and larger than the openings. Each of the lips is dimensioned to receive a corresponding end cap of the rear wheel. The lip of the first dropout has an axial length less than the lip of the second dropout. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278819 | KICKSTAND LOAD BEARING SYSTEM - A kickstand load bearing system is provided that includes a load-spreading base, the load-spreading base being operable to receive a load imposed thereon by a kickstand of a wheeled vehicle, an extendable handle, and an articulating connector. The articulating connector mounts the extendable handle to the load-spreading base for articulated movement of the extendable handle relative to the load-spreading base for articulated movement of the extendable handle relative to the load-spreading base in a manner that permits a movement of the extendable handle relative to the load-spreading base about a tilt axis, a yaw axis perpendicular to the tilt axis, and a slew axis perpendicular to the tilt axis and the yaw axis. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278820 | Means for electrically connecting a vehicle electrical system to a trailer - A means for electrically connecting a vehicle electrical system to a trailer is disclosed which automatically connects the same when the hitch of the trailer is mounted on the vehicle hitch. Four different embodiments of the invention are disclosed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278821 | DETACHABLE GOOSENECK FOR HEAVY HAUL TRAILERS - A removable gooseneck hitch assembly transitions between an afterward position for hitching to a low bed trailer deck and a forward position by a pivoting arm that moves the forward end of the gooseneck an arcuate path. The invention minimizes the opportunity for debris to interfere with the sliding track assemblies known in the prior art. The assembly provides three degrees of freedom for the gooseneck in low bed mode and restricts the degrees of freedom in vehicle towing mode. A locking member for securing a low bed trailer hitch is also disclosed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278822 | TRAILER TOWING DEVICE OF A PASSENGER CAR - A trailer towing device of a passenger car is provided with a traction force transmission linkage and a removable trailer coupling. The removable trailer coupling is releasably fixed on a central nodal element of the transmission linkage. The transmission linkage includes, but is not limited to two force transmission elements that form two legs of a preferentially isosceles triangle. The tip of the triangle is arranged in a rear tail of the passenger car and comprises the central nodal element. The free ends of the legs are releasably connected to side members of the vehicle body in a front tail of the passenger car. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278823 | CHILD TRAILER - A child trailer includes a body which includes a plurality of wheel assemblies at the bottom and a joint assembly at the front side to adjust the angle relative to the body. Hence the child trailer can be maintained at a desired angle to support standing of a child or holding of goods. The joint assembly includes a coupler at the front side to fasten the child trailer to the chassis such as a wheel axle, frame or handle of a stroller, thereby can facilitate standing of the child or holding of goods. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278824 | SKI WITH A CLIMBING SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY A CROSS-COUNTRY (XC) SKI - The ski with a climbing system, particularly a cross-country ski consists of a front gliding part ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278825 | Side Airbag Installation in a Backrest of a Motor Vehicle Seat - A side airbag installation in a backrest of a motor vehicle, the backrest having a stuffing covered by a covering material. An airbag module is disposed in a recessed area of the backrest and is encased by an interior bag. A rigid component is disposed on the backrest and extends about the recessed area thereof. A first trimming profile can be inserted into a U-shaped trimming channel ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278826 | VEHICLE BETWEEN-SEAT AIRBAG APPARATUS - A vehicle between-seat airbag apparatus is provided that is capable of properly deploying an airbag stowed at a vehicle rear end side of a center console. A vehicle far-side airbag apparatus ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278827 | REBOUND STRAP FOR AN AIRBAG COVER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRIM PART - A trim part has an airbag cover that opens in a hinged fashion. The trim part includes a retaining element that is connected on a first end to the airbag cover and on a second end to an anchor such that the retaining element has an excess length. At least one of the two ends is connected to a strip that includes webs that extend from the strip and that take up at least part of the excess length. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278828 | STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A steering column is provided for a motor vehicle, which can be moved within a predetermined adjustment range, and in the event of a crash can be shifted beyond the predetermined adjustment range into a crash position, with a steering column cladding and a latching device for locking the steering column into the respective position. The latching device has a manually activatable actuating element, and the steering column cladding and actuating element can be positioned relative to each other in such a way by moving the steering column into the crash position that the actuating element is or can be supported against the steering column cladding as it is being fixed in place with the steering column locked. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278829 | Motor Vehicle with Connection Elements Between a Chassis Frame and a Vehicle Body Having a Changeable Transverse Rigidity - A motor vehicle having a chassis frame and a vehicle body has switchable connection elements between the chassis frame and the vehicle body. The connection elements are arranged both in front of and behind the connection line of the wheel contact points of the front wheels and/or the connection line of the wheel contact points of the rear wheels. As a result, during cornering, the vehicle body exercises a bending moment upon the chassis frame, which results in a self-steering behavior of the front axle and/or of the rear axle. This self-steering behavior can be influenced in that either the connection elements in front of or the connection elements behind the corresponding axle are triggered such that they exhibit a transverse rigidity that is as high as possible. While the respective other connection elements are triggered such that they exhibit a transverse rigidity that is as low as possible. The triggering takes place by way of a control unit which, for example, uses parameters from the driving operation of the motor vehicle as control variables. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278830 | Method for producing an insert leaf for a book-like document - The invention relates to a method for producing an insert leaf for a book-like document, in particular to a method for producing a data page for an identification document. In order to achieve a straightforward method for producing an insert leaf ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278831 | BINDING BACK AND A METHOD FOR PROTECTING THE BINDING EDGE OF A SHEET BLOCK, AS WELL AS A BINDING FORMED FROM THE SHEET BLOCK AND THE BINDING BACK - The binding edge ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278832 | ALBUMS HAVING VARIABLE WIDTH SPINES AND THE COMPONENTS THEREOF - Albums having variable width spines and the components thereof are described. An example spine element for use in a variable width album, the spine element includes a first side comprising a plurality of extensions extending therefrom, each of the plurality of extensions comprising an end and an elongated portion, the end having a larger width than the elongated portion. The spine element also includes a second side comprising a plurality of openings positioned substantially opposite the plurality of extensions, each of the openings comprising a first portion sized to receive an end of respective extensions of an adjacent spine element and a second portion sized to receive an elongated portion of the respective extensions of the adjacent spine element when the extensions of the adjacent spine element are received by the openings of the spine element and the adjacent spine element is longitudinally moved relative to the spine element to couple the spine elements together. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278833 | Structure of a Ticket, Particularly for the Entrance to Events and Shows, for Contests, Promotional Operations or Similar - An admission ticket, having a main body and a stub, is formed of two superimposed sheets coupled to each other by at least two bands of adhesive arranged along lateral edges which are parallel to each other and also parallel to the separation line between the main body and the stub. A weakening, such as a punched perforation, forms the separation line in order to facilitate the detachment of the stub from the main body. At least one of the sheets carries control data on its inner side, referring to a contest, promotional operations, dynamic advertising, anti-counterfeiting or other information. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278834 | Protective order identification card and method for enforcement - A protective order identification card and method for enforcement that assists law enforcement officials in quickly and efficiently assisting victims under the protective auspices of protective orders through the use of a dual-sided identification card and national information hotline number. The dual-sided identification card, coupled with the national information hotline number, displays relevant information regarding both the victim and offender to provide a necessary tool for assisting law enforcement personnel in enforcing protective orders regardless of jurisdiction. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278835 | PIPE JOINT - An annular sealing material seals a pipe joint between a socket and a spigot. The sealing material includes a bulb part which is composed of a first bulb, a second bulb located closer to the inner side of the socket than the first bulb, and a narrow part present between the first and second bulbs. The first bulb is pressed against the inner circumferential surface of the socket. The second bulb is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the spigot. The second bulb is inclined towards the pipe center from the first bulb in a natural state before it is provided between the socket and the spigot. The inner diameter of the second bulb is smaller than the outer diameter of the spigot in the natural state. The second bulb is extensible in the pipe diameter direction due to elastic deformation of the narrow part. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278836 | INTEGRATED SNAP AND HANDLING FEATURE - An integrated snap and handling apparatus is provided. The apparatus may be capable of being assembled with and disassembled from a mating component without damage. The apparatus may include a pair of features that provide an intuitive and easy user interface for removal, handling and installation. The pair of features may allow a user to use a pinching motion to engage and disengage the apparatus from the mating component without the use of a tool. The integrated snap and handling apparatus may provide for low removal forces when the user interface is properly actuated while resisting high separation forces when the user interface is not properly actuated. The integrated snap and handling apparatus may be incorporated into a wide variety of assemblies and devices. For example, the integrated snap and handling apparatus may be incorporated into a cooling duct for the control of airflow around an electronic component. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278837 | LOCKWIRELESS ANTI-ROTATION FITTING - A lockwireless, anti-rotation fitting for attachment to connectors, including a sleeve, nut, spring, and retaining washer. The sleeve is slidably inserted within the nut and the spring is inserted on the sleeve, grips it, and locks the sleeve with the nut. The nut includes a plurality of serrations which engage a tab extending from the spring. The spring, which is semi-anchored to the nut, can only rotate inwardly or in the clockwise direction. The tab of the spring may only ratchet over the serrations when a predetermined counter-clockwise or loosening torque is applied to the nut. The serrations allow for rotation in the clockwise direction, while preventing counterclockwise rotation until a predetermined torque is reached in order to prevent self-loosening. The spring prevents accidental loosening due to vibration of components of the system to which the fitting is attached. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278838 | TUBULAR CONNECTION WITH SELF-LOCKING THREADING USED IN THE OIL INDUSTRY - A threaded connection including first and second tubular components, each including a respective male and female end, the male end including, on its external peripheral surface, at least one threaded zone and finishing in a terminal surface orientated radially with respect to the axis of the connection, the female end including, on its internal peripheral surface, at least one threaded zone and finishing in a terminal surface orientated radially with respect to the axis of the connection. The male threaded zone includes a first portion in which the width of the teeth, CWTp, increases from a value CWTpmin corresponding to the width of the tooth closest to the terminal surface of the male end to a value CWTpmax corresponding to the width of the tooth furthest from the terminal surface, while the width of the teeth CWTb of the female threaded zone decreases from a value CWTbmax corresponding to the width of the tooth furthest from the terminal surface of the female end to a value CWTbmin corresponding to the width of the tooth closest to the terminal surface, such that the threaded zones cooperate in accordance with self-locking make-up, wherein CWTpmin/CWTbmax≧0.2 and CWTbmin/CWTpmax≦CWTpmin/CWTbmax. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278839 | GASKET FOR A PRESSURIZED FLUID INTERFACE - A gasket loop includes a gasket shape with a first portion characterized by a cross-sectional view. The first portion in the cross-sectional view includes a substantially elongated body characterized by a height, a first end characterized by a height, a tip, a width enlarged relative to the body, and a tapered backside. The tapered backside is integral with the body. The first portion in the cross-sectional view additionally includes a distal second end connected to the body. A fluid-pressure joint assembly and a method of sealing such a joint via the gasket loop are also disclosed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278840 | FERRULE WITH INTERNAL RECESS AND CYLINDRICAL WALL - A ferrule for a metal tube fitting includes an annular body having a generally cylindrical radially interior wall extending through the center of the ferrule. An outer radial wall extends from the ferrule front end to a rearward flange portion of the annular body. The outer radial wall has: a first tapered portion extending from the ferrule front end with an increasing radial dimension towards the rearward flange portion, the first tapered portion extending to a crown portion, the crown portion including a convex surface that tapers radially inwardly towards the rearward flange portion. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278841 | PIPE JOINT - In a pipe joint, a tapered male screw thread is provided at one end and a joint connection section which is connected to a joint section is provided at the other end. The tapered male screw thread has a length adapted so that, when the tapered male screw thread has been fastened to a tapered female screw thread formed in an end cap, the entire length is engaged with the tapered female screw thread, and the sealing effect is obtained by a seal member. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278842 | PRACTICE APPARATUS FOR TYING KNOTS - An apparatus for practicing tying knots includes a base board having a horizontal upper surface, a first post coupled to the board and extending upwardly from the horizontal upper surface, a second post coupled to the board and extending upwardly from the horizontal upper surface, a crossbar extending laterally from the first post to the second post, and a rope having a first end secured to the base board and second end that is free to allow the rope to be tied to one or more of the first and second posts. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278843 | Deep Water Power Generation System and Apparatus - A system for generation of power using an apparatus in deep water is disclosed. The system includes a ballast buoy configured to achieve a desired depth in the deep water, a substantially vertical hollow tube attached to the ballast buoy that is submerged under water when the ballast buoy achieves the desired depth in the deep water, and a converter for converting the physical environment created in the substantially vertical hollow tube by placement of the ballast buoy at the desired depth in the deep water. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278844 | River High Pressure Energy Conversion Machine - A river high pressure energy conversion machine which has no moving parts, comprising a machine (or pump) having a pipe attached to a river bed, with a flexible pipe to an enlarged water inlet attached to the underside of a float, to assure entrance of water just below the river water surface. A discharge pipe from the machine rises above the river bank to a accessory turbogenerator, through a stop valve and a pressure regulating valve. The discharge pipe from the accessory turbogenerator discharges river water back to the river. Water stacks up inside the sloping machine pipe on the river bed, and creates higher water pressure at the machine pipe outlet for driving the turbogenerator. This is a continuous process, generating electricity twenty-four hours every day, using only gravity as the pressurizing force on water to generate electricity, without using fossil, nuclear or artificial energy forces. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278845 | Waterfall High Pressure Energy Conversion Machine - A river high pressure energy conversion machine which has no moving parts, comprising a machine (or pump) having a pipe attached to a river bed, with a flexible pipe to an enlarged water inlet attached to the underside of a float, to assure entrance of water just below the river water surface. A discharge pipe from the machine rises above the river bank to a accessory turbogenerator, through a stop valve and a pressure regulating valve. The discharge pipe from the accessory turbogenerator discharges river water back to the river. Water stacks up inside the sloping machine pipe on the river bed, and creates higher water pressure at the machine pipe outlet for driving the turbogenerator. This is a continuous process, generating electricity twenty-four hours every day, using only gravity as the pressurizing force on water to generate electricity, without using fossil, nuclear or artificial energy forces. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278846 | TURBOEXPANDER FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS - Systems include using a turboexpander in power generation systems. The system includes: a turboexpander to include an expander section, a pump section and a motor-generator section which are mechanically linked via a shaft. The expander section is fluidly connected to an outlet side of a heat exchanger and configured to receive a vapor stream of a fluid, to rotate the shaft and to generate an expanded vapor stream of the fluid. The pump section is fluidly connected to an outlet side of a condenser and configured to receive a liquid stream of the fluid, to pressurize the liquid stream of the fluid and to circulate the fluid in the power generation system. The motor-generator section is configured to output an electrical current. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278847 | Radial flux permanent magnet alternator with dielectric stator block - An energy conversion system is described and includes a cylindrical rotor having a mass and multiple magnets affixed on an outer face thereof; a cylindrical stator including a dielectric cylinder wound with copper wire in a predetermined configuration, the cylindrical rotor being placed within the cylindrical stator; and a rotatable shaft for rotating the rotor, the rotatable shaft being placed in the center of the cylindrical rotor. The system harvests environmental energy for lower power generation and accounts for non-mechanical sources of rotational resistance within the generator. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278848 | Wave Energy Converting Assembly - The invention describes a wave energy converting assembly which has a simple and rugged structure with high efficiency, which generates a high rotary speed of the generator and which moreover is suitable for a wide range of wavelengths and amplitudes. A further embodiment of the invention describes a wave energy converting assembly which can utilize the wave drift and has special flow floats. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278849 | Dynamo, Current Turbine System and its Installation and Maintenance Method - The dynamo, current turbine system and its installation and maintenance method are provided. The current turbine system comprises at least one dynamo; wherein each one of dynamo contains a rotor unit, at least one stator unit and at least one space. The rotor unit has rotative axis approximately perpendicular to the flow direction; pluralities of disturbing elements are disposed outside so that drag force relative to the current flow is formed; the rotor unit is driven to rotate when the current flow passes through the disturbing elements; the space is disposed inside the rotor unit; whereby the current turbine system may be suspended underwater. The installation and maintenance method may conveniently install or maintain the dynamo or the current turbine system with economic cost. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278850 | MONOPOLE TOWER AND WIND TURBINE GENERATOR HAVING MONOPOLE TOWER - The present invention provides a monopole tower having a tower supporting structure in which the outer dimension of a tower shell is the maximum dimension by eliminating a base plate which extends toward the outside of the tower shell. In a monopole tower provided upright on a foundation B, a lower end side of the tower | 2011-11-17 |
20110278851 | WIND TURBINE GENERATOR - The present invention provides a wind turbine generator in which an oil seal structure provided in a blade rotating ring bearing of a wind turbine blade is improved and leakage of lubricant oil to outside is prevented or suppressed. A wind turbine generator in which a rotor head has wind turbine blades, the rotor head rotates when the wind turbine blades receive wind power and drives a power generator disposed in a nacelle to generate electricity, the nacelle is disposed on an upper end of a tower that stands on a foundation such that the nacelle can yaw-slew, a blade rotating ring bearing is disposed between the wind turbine blade and the rotor, the wind turbine generator includes a pitch control mechanism that can adjust a pitch angle of the wind turbine blades, wherein seal mechanisms are mounted on both ends of opposed rolling body holding surfaces of an outer race and an inner race of the blade rotating ring bearing with rolling bodies interposed between both the ends, sides of the seal mechanisms closer to the blade are formed into a double sealed structure in which a space is disposed between seal members and the seal member are disposed in an axial direction of the blade, pressurized fluid is supplied to the space, and lips of the seal members are pushed against a mating sidewall surface. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278852 | WIND TURBINE NACELLE - According to the present invention is provided a wind turbine nacelle comprising wind turbine components. The nacelle also comprises a load carrying structure including a base member ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278853 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR REGULATING FREQUENCY OF GENERATED POWER USING FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS WITH VARYING LOAD AND/OR POWER GENERATION - Featured are methods for regulating the AC frequency of the electrical power to be supplied on an electrical distribution system or grid. Such a method includes electrically coupling an energy storage sub-system to the electrical distribution network, where the energy storage sub-system includes one or more flywheel energy storage systems. Also featured as devices, systems and apparatuses embodying such methodologies or for use in implementing such methodologies of the present invention. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278854 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A power generation system includes a base, a loading driving unit, and an adjusting unit. The base includes a sidewall. The load driving unit includes a platform, a first gear, a second gear, a roller, a motor, a first connection member and a second connection member. One end of the platform of the load driving unit is pivotally connected with the sidewall of the base. A heavy load is disposed on the platform. The loading driving unit applies a force on the first gear and then generates a moment of force to the second gear. A kinetic energy output from the motor is transferred from the first gear to the second gear. Due to the kinetic energy and the moment of force, the second gear has an output power greater than the input power that is transferred from the motor. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278855 | CYCLIC GRAVITATION POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - The present invention proposes a cyclic gravitation power generation system, which comprises a vertical water tank, a propulsive device, a guiding device, a carrying device and a power generation device, wherein potential energy is converted into kinetic energy to drive a generator to generate electric power when float balls are moved downward from a high position to a low position by gravity, and the vertical water tank can make the float balls to be moved back to the high position to perform a cyclic operation, whereby is achieved a low-cost cyclic power generation system. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278856 | Shock Absorbing System For Energy Recycling - A shock absorber is provided in the present invention. The shock absorber includes a resilient element; a gear set comprising a first non-return gear and a second non-return gear; and an electric generator driven by the first non-return gear to generate a power when the resilient element is compressed and driven by the second non-return gear when the resilient element is loosened. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FROM ANKLE MOTION - A method for harvesting energy from ankle motion includes coupling a generator module across an ankle joint, the generator module including a generator and an elastic member. The generator is affixed to the leg shank and at least one of the generator and the elastic member is continuously coupled to the foot across the ankle joint. Energy may be harvested in the elastic member while generating electricity with the generator from motion of the ankle joint. Alternatively, or in addition, electricity may be generated with the generator from energy harvested in the elastic member after the energy is harvested. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278858 | ENERGY PRODUCTION PLANT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An energy production plant, in particular a wind power plant, comprises a drive shaft, a generator ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278859 | COOLING HEAT GENERATING EQUIPMENT - In one general embodiment, a system includes a working fluid operable to be circulated through a working cycle. The working cycle includes one or more expander-generators driven by the working fluid to generate electrical power at a first condition; an evaporator heat exchanger; and a condenser heat exchanger. The system includes power electronics thermally coupled to a heat exchanger and adapted to convert the electrical power at the first condition to electrical power at a second condition; and a conduit in fluid communication with the working cycle and the heat exchanger. The conduit is adapted to circulate the working fluid through the heat exchanger such that heat generated by the power electronics is transferred to the working fluid. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278860 | FISHING REEL POWER GENERATOR - A fishing reel power generator system is for generation of power on a reel assembly coupled to a fishing rod. The power generation system includes a reel assembly having a gear track, a hand crank capable of being rotated a gear of the gear track; a geared end electrical generator coupled to gear of the gear track for generating electrical energy by converting the rotatory motion of the hand crank into electrical energy; and power storage unit coupled to the generator for storing the generated electrical energy. A removable handle includes a generated electrical energy which may be used for purposes such as powering LED lights located on the fishing rod or on the reel assembly, a bite indication unit and one or more electronics devices external to the fishing reel and the fishing rod, such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), flashlight, global positioning systems (GPS), radio, etc. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278861 | WAVE MOTION-TYPE ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR AND WAVE MOTION-TYPE VESSEL - This invention is to provide a wave power generator that can be produced with low costs for generating power in use of force of wave reaching ships periodically during voyages of ships. The wave power generator of the invention comprises a compressed air producing unit having a restoring member whose shape returns to an original shape after air contained in the restoring member is exhausted where a coving member containing the restoring member is contracted, a compressed air storing unit connected in air communication with the compressed air producing unit for temporarily storing the exhausted air, a compressed air turbine unit connected in air communication with the compressed air storing unit for producing rotary drive force from the exhausted air temporarily stored, and a power generating unit connected with the compressed air turbine unit for generating power from the rotary drive force. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278862 | NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION METHOD UTILIZING A GAS DYNAMIC LASER, WITH COGENERATION OF ELECTRICAL POWER - A method for producing natural gas is provided. a gas dynamic laser is powered by a gas, such as carbon dioxide, while the same gas is converted by a catalytic converter heated by the beam of the laser. Other gases can be formed simultaneously in other catalytic converters heated by the laser beam. The resulting converted gases can be used to produce a fuel gas. Excess heat and/or by-products of the process can be used to produce electricity. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278863 | SAND SPREADING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system for spreading spreadings ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278864 | CLIP ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE DOOR LATCH ROD - A clip assembly for securing a latch rod includes a main body and a pivoting body rotatably coupled to the main body. The pivoting body is moveable between an open position allowing insertion of the latch rod relative to the clip assembly, and a closed position securing the latch rod relative to the clip assembly. A fastening mechanism is moveable between a fastened position securing the pivoting body relative to the main body and an un-fastened position allowing the rotational movement of the pivoting body relative to the main body. A biasing device is coupled to the main body and biases the pivoting body into the open position when the fastening mechanism is in the un-fastened position to visually and/or functionally indicate that the pivoting body is not fastened to the main body, and the latch rod is not properly secured within the clip assembly. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278865 | Door Latch - A door latch includes two handles, two handle housings and a link shaft. Each handle includes a handle member and a handle shaft extending from the handle. Each handle housing includes a housing base, a housing shaft and two ball bearings. The two ball bearing are pressed on to each end of the housing shaft. The two ball bearings and the housing shaft are retained in the housing base. A handle housing opening is formed through each side of a door to receive the first and second handle housings. The two housing shafts are secured to the link shaft. A roller is preferably secured to an end of the handle for contact with a door frame. An optional lock may be retained on one of the handles to prevent an authorized opening of the door. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278866 | PORTABLE DEVICE FOR PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF A DOOR - A portable device ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278867 | VEHICLE LATCH DEVICE - A vehicle latch device including: a releasing unit that rotates about a support shaft provided on a holding member of an electric actuator and includes a cam pin and an output unit that disengages a latch from a ratchet by rotation of the releasing unit about the support shaft, where a driving force of the electric actuator being input to the cam pin; and a gear member that rotates about the support shaft, connects the electric actuator to the releasing unit, and inputs a driving force of the electric actuator into the input unit. The cam pin is arranged to be superimposed on a plane of rotation of the gear member, and the vehicle latch device further includes a cover member that is attached to the holding member and covers at least the support shaft, the input unit, the electric actuator, and the gear member. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278868 | ENERGY ABSORBER DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - An energy absorber device is provided that includes a generally cylindrical member defining an axis and having an outer surface. One or more axially-spaced, substantially annular members are operatively connected to the generally cylindrical member at the outer surface to create areas of stress concentration in the generally cylindrical member, such that deformation of the generally cylindrical member due to a sufficient force applied to the generally cylindrical member is initiated at the areas of stress concentration, with the areas of stress concentration being reinforced by the substantially annular members. The areas of stress concentration act as crush initiation features and are formed by the connection of the substantially annular members to the generally cylindrical member. Thus, expensive tooling, such as preformed dies, to form the initiation features in the generally cylindrical member is not required. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278869 | TWEEZERS - A hand tool includes a main body, a pair of arms connected to the main body, first tips connected to the arms and configured to grasp an object, and second tips connected to the arms and configured to grasp an object. The first tips are connected to the second tips. Another aspect of the invention is directed to a hand tool including a main body, a pair of arms connected to the main body, and a scoop portion at one end of the main body. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278870 | NON-CONTACT TRANSPORT APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a non-contact transport apparatus. The non-contact transport apparatus includes a housing, and a plate which is fitted into a circular recess formed at a central portion in a lower surface of the housing. The housing is formed into a shape corresponding to the shape of a workpiece to be transported, for example, into an octagonal shape. In the plate, a plurality of nozzles are arranged radially at equal angular intervals. The nozzles include first nozzle grooves and second nozzle grooves having cross sectional areas that are determined in proportion to distances between a principal side of the housing and the nozzle and between an oblique side of the housing and the nozzle for making the flow rates of the pressure fluid through the first nozzle groove and the second nozzle groove different. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278871 | DETACHABLE EARS ROPE THIMBLE - The detachable ears rope thimble comprised of thimble body, detachable ears and having the optional features of bale, main load pin sub assembly, and a restraning load sub assembly. The inventive thimble provides very high load capacity ability for wire or synthetic ropes. Furthermore the thimble assembly enables eye splicing on new ropes yet allows for the thimble addition to previously formed eyes without resplicing the eyes. The invention provides a thimble that fully contains even the oversize found in fresh synthetic ropes protecting them within an array of detachable ears from abrasion. The outer body has smooth form with embedded detachable ears and rounded edges preventing synthetic fiber damage. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278872 | VEHICLE INTERIOR COVERING AND A METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - A vehicle interior is provided for covering with an edge cladding and method is provided for manufacturing a vehicle covering. The vehicle interior includes, but is not limited to a decorative material, a plush material, and a flat profiled core material with a visible side and hidden rear side. The visible side is coherently connected with the decorative material and the rear side is coherently connected with the plush material that is formed at least partially from a thermoplastic. The vehicle interior also includes, but is not limited to an interior covering, a U-shaped edge cladding formed at least partially of a thermoplastic material and bordering one edge of the interior covering such that a first leg of the U-shaped edge cladding covers a material of the visible side and a second leg covers the plush material of the rear side, a substantially continuous bead of adhesive bonding the U-shaped edge cladding with an edge and running in the U-profile, and a plurality of point welds connecting thermoplastic material of the second leg with thermoplastic material of the plush material. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278873 | Retractable Room Actuation Assembly for Recreational Vehicle Having Engagement Mechanism for Restraining Movement of Drive Members Away From Engagement Members - A slide-out or retractable room for a mobile living quarters, such as a recreational vehicle, is provided with actuating assemblies mounted on opposite side walls of the slide-out room and the adjacent wall of the main living area. The actuating assemblies include a pair of parallel gear racks mounted on the side wall, which are engaged by pinions rotated by torque shafts mounted on the main living quarters,. Each torque shaft is rotated by a separate motor. A roller engages a bearing surface on the lower portion of the gear racks. Accordingly, the slide-out room is extended and retracted by rotating the torque shafts to cause the gear racks and the attached slide-out room to extend and retract. The weight of the slide-out room is supported by the rollers, thereby supporting the slide-out room off of the floor of the main living quarters as it extends and retracts. A synchronizing control operates the motors. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278874 | COLLAPSIBLE UNDER-SEAT EXHAUST DUCT FOR BATTERY COMPARTMENT - A collapsible exhaust air duct for an automotive vehicle having a reconfigurable seat and an electric compartment rearward of the seat that contains heat-producing electric components. The collapsible exhaust duct is in fluid communication with the electric compartment to carry exhaust air therefrom. The duct extends forwardly beneath the seat, maintains an expanded condition when the seat is in a seating position, and is converted to a collapsed condition by movement of the seat to a stowed position. The disclosed apparatus provides a duct that maximizes usable space and flexibility in a vehicle having reconfigurable seating. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278875 | Sliding Rail for Vehicle Seat and Vehicle Seat Comprising Such a Rail - A sliding rail for a vehicle seat, comprising a fixed section and a mobile section assembled to slide on the fixed section and controlled by a screw-nut system comprising a longitudinal adjusting screw. The adjusting screw is an integral part of a support which comprises a base pressing against the bottom of the fixed section. The base and the bottom of the fixed section are traversed by an attaching screw screwed into the floor of the vehicle. The base of the support is held against the bottom of the fixed section by a retaining bracket which passes above the base and which is an integral part of the bottom. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278876 | DASHBOARD SUPPORT - A dashboard support of a motor vehicle includes a cross member having at least two axial profile sections of different cross-sectional configuration. The profile sections are coupled to one another by a flange plat. Secured to the cross member are support arms which are made of profile elements, with one of the support arms being a transmission tunnel support arm arranged substantially in midsection on the cross member or the flange plate. The transmission tunnel support arm is made of two sections of U-shaped cross section, with one of the two sections being shorter than the other one of the two sections. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278877 | CARRIAGE-TYPE CABIN - Various exemplary embodiments of a carriage-type cabin are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment may include a chassis having wheels to allow movement, a hitch disposed in a rear side of the chassis to enable attachment to another vehicle, a floor plate disposed on the chassis, a cabin body disposed on the floor plate and forming an interior space therein where the cabin body includes an entry door and a window, and a staircase disposed in a front side of the chassis and configured to guide a user to conveniently ingress and egress through the entry door. The cabin body may include an internal frame disposed on the floor plate and forming a basic frame and an external frame disposed above the inner frame. The internal frame and the external frame may be spaced apart from each other so as to form an air passageway therebetween for allowing air to flow naturally. The cabin body may also include a support plate attached to the outside of the internal frame for blocking between an inner space and an outer space, an internal finishing material made of wood attached to the inner surface of the support plate, external finishing material made of wood attached to the external surface of the support plate so as to provide an environment-friendly look, and a canvas disposed over the external frame to block solar heat from directly reaching the internal frame. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278878 | LIVER GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS - This invention relates to a food product or beverage, in particular for the use in sports nutrition for replenishment of shortage in glycogen stored in the liver. In particular the invention relates to a use of a food product or beverage comprising a combination of carbohydrates for replenishment of shortage in glycogen stored in the liver. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278879 | BODY REINFORCEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A reinforced composite material utility cart comprising a body including two side portions interconnecting an upper portion and a bottom portion adapted to secure ground contacting members thereto is provided, at least one of the portions including composite material and a reinforcement therein adapted to distribute a concentrated stress applied on the body to the composite material to prevent or reduce damages to the composite material. A method of manufacturing a reinforced composite panel adapted to be used in the construction of a utility cart adapted to be stowed in a bay of a galley of an airplane and locked in place with a lock disposed next to the bay in a position suitable to retain the utility cart in the bay by interfering with a reinforced edge of the utility cart is also provided. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278880 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure capable of preventing a bumper beam of another vehicle from riding over the rear part of the vehicle body. A vehicle body structure ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278881 | VEHICLE UNDERBODY STRUCTURE - To obtain a vehicle underbody structure that is capable of ensuring the capacity of a fuel tank while suppressing an increase in the size of the fuel tank. A fuel tank is mounted behind a front floor and under a center floor. An exhaust pipe partially overlaps the fuel tank when a vehicle is seen in a plan view, and the exhaust pipe is positioned between the fuel tank and the center floor at this overlapping section. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278882 | GUIDE MEMBER - A guide member for a generally flexible and elongated drive element having a free end that passes through the guide member is disclosed. The guide member can have a plurality of alternating half-tube sections that extend along a desired drive element path. At least one of the plurality of alternating half-tube sections can have a funnel-shaped end that expands an entrance of the half-tube section and is operable to guide the free end of the drive element back along the desired drive element path in the event that the free end of the drive element deviates from the desired drive element path before entering the half-tube section having the funnel-shaped end. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278883 | LIFT CHAIR - A lift chair includes a base, a seat mechanism and a driving module. The seat mechanism includes a back frame, a seat frame, a foot frame and two hand rails. The seat frame is pivotally coupled to the base, and the driving module installed between the base and the seat mechanism drives the seat mechanism to perform a motion with respect to the base, so that if a user wants to stand up, the user can use the support from the seat frame and the back frame as standing aids to stand up successfully. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278884 | Seat, Operating and Control System of Seats, Method of Operating and Controlling Seats - A seat for passengers comprising a seat body and at least one seat portion, wherein the seat comprises identification devices able to receive and verify the correctness of an identification code of the seat and activation devices, operatively connected to the identification devices, so as to be enabled and/or disabled depending on the result of verification of the identification code. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278885 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY - Described are portable electronics device coupling assemblies including a cradle configured to electronically couple and releasably engage a portable electronics device, and an adaptor configured to electronically couple and releasably engage the cradle to a passenger seat. Other examples may include a passenger seat having an electronics port configured to electronically couple to the portable electronics device, and a receptacle coupled to the electronics port and configured to releasably engage the portable electronics device. As examples, the portable electronics device may be a tablet computer, a cell phone, a smart phone, a handheld video game system, a personal digital assistant, a palmtop computer, a DVD player, data or audio-video media, or a multi-media enabled device. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278886 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat is provided that includes a seat back frame, a headrest, a pressure receiving member that supports the body of the occupant and moves independently from the headrest, and pivoting members that are disposed in at least one of side portions of the seat back frame, are linked to the pressure receiving member, and can move independently from the headrest under a predetermined impact load. The entirety of the pressure receiving member moves toward the rear of the vehicle under a predetermined impact load that is greater than a normal seating load. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278887 | SEAT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - Described are seat support assemblies comprising at least one of a pitch reducer assembly, a fitting assembly, an energy absorption assembly, and an integrated leg assembly. The pitch reducer assembly may include a pitch reducer housing, at least one pitch riser, and at least one pitch stop. The integrated leg assembly may include a forward leg and an aft leg, where the forward leg is coupled to the pitch reducer assembly. The fitting assembly may include a pair of forward housing mating components and a pair of aft housing mating components, where the pairs of mating components are coupled to the forward and aft legs, respectively. The energy absorption assembly may include a tubular member, a die slidingly coupled to the tubular member, and a die holder coupled to the die, wherein the die holder has a hemispherical outer surface that is configured to pivotally mate with a passenger seat housing and rotate about an arc of rotation relative to the tubular member | 2011-11-17 |
20110278888 | VEHICLE TRANSFER SLING - A transfer sling having a generally rectangular fabric element sized to cover bottom of an automobile seat and to extend at least part way up the seat back ending in a yoke to be attached to a vehicle headrest at the top of the seat back. The lower portion of the fabric element is further constructed of an additional, second ply of low friction fabric material sewn together with the fabric element marginally at only the juncture with the top portion so that the two fabric plies remain free to slide relative to one another with minimal resistance thereby enabling the seated individual to more easily rotate their legs to/from a forward oriented position from/to a side oriented position in relation to the vehicle. An adjustable strap with a releasable buckle is provided approximately at the transition point between the upper and lower portions of the fabric element for reinforcing the two-ply joint and for engaging the seat back and retaining the lower portion of the fabric element in relative proximity to the seat bottom of the vehicle seat. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278889 | CHAIR - A chair includes a base, a backrest and a back brace supporting the backrest from the base. The base may include a seat assembly made up of a pan and a flexible support membrane over an upward opening cavity defined by the pan. The back brace may provide a flexible support for the generally planar member formed as a serpentine shape defined by a first curved portion opening toward said base and a second curved portion opening away from said base. The backrest may have an outer frame made from an extruded member having a generally tubular member and a fin coextruded with said generally tubular member to provide a fastening substrate for panels. The base may further include a leg assembly made up of a plurality of leg members and a joiner member joining horizontal portions of the leg members. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278890 | MASSAGE CHAIR - A massage chair includes a seat, a backrest and a front cover. The front cover is shaped to cover the front face of the backrest and the top face of the seat. The upper and lower ends of the front cover are detachably attached to the upper part of the backrest and the front part of the seat through upper and lower attachments, respectively. The left and right ends of the front cover are detachably attached only to the left and right ends of the seat through left and right attachments, respectively. The attachment positions of the left and right ends of the front cover correspond to positions of the left and right ends of the seat, respectively. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278891 | MODULAR CONTOUR SUPPORT APPARATUS - A four way lumbar support for an automobile seat includes a wire array, a fixed frame, and a basculating arm. When in its extended position, the basculating arm exerts pressure on the wire array thus providing lumbar support to the seat occupant at that point. A system of cables and sliding connections allows the basculating arm to slide along the fixed frame so that the lumbar support may be provided at different heights within the seat. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278892 | VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF STRUCTURAL OR RETAINING PARTS AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURAL OR RETAINING PARTS OF SUCH A VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a vehicle seat and to a method for producing said vehicle seat, in particular for motor vehicles, comprising a plurality of structural or retaining parts which are joined together or to a further part in at least one joining region, the join being produced by friction welding in at least one of the joining regions. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278893 | CHAIR-SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A chair-specific adjustment device is provided. The device includes a first seat support and a base support linked to a gas column on which there is a first rotating user-controlled handle. The first handle controls the selection of the adjustment device's angular position and a safety limit clutch. The rotation of said first handle forces the traction of a first tensional element that moves a limit switch that runs transversely to said support and is shaped as steps that selectively interact with a limit switch linked to the abovementioned base support. The device includes a torsion bar that elastically limits the movement of the base support. The torsion bar cooperates with means that regulate its tension. As such, the device provides quick and easy adjustment of the backrest extension into various positions. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278894 | Vehicle seat with slide element - The invention relates to a vehicle seat with an upper part ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110278895 | ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A BACKREST OF A VEHICLE SEAT - An adjustment device is provided for adjusting an inclination angle of a backrest of a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle, the adjustment device being able to be actuated by a ratchet mechanism. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278896 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A BACKREST OF A VEHICLE SEAT - An adjusting device for adjusting an inclination angle of a backrest of a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle, wherein the adjusting device is arranged inside the vehicle seat. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278897 | FOLDABLE LEISURE CHAIR - A foldable leisure chair includes a seat unit having a pair of side frames, a pair of armrest members connected pivotally and respectively to the side frames, and a pair of support units. Each support unit includes a coupling seat defining a receiving space therein and having a pivot end part that is connected pivotally to a respective side frame, a seat-engaging rod having an engaging end part that extends telescopically into the receiving space and a connecting end part that is connected pivotally to a corresponding armrest member, and an adjusting mechanism disposed in the receiving space for positioning the seat-engaging rod relative to the coupling seat so as to maintain the corresponding armrest member at a selected one of a plurality of angular positions relative to the respective side frame. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278898 | Adjustable Armrest Structure for a Chair - An adjustable armrest structure for a chair is an adjusting assembly fixed to bottom ends of two armrests on two sides of the chair and includes a body, two side rails, a movable member, the body including a guiding slot formed on a bottom end thereof to fit a screwing element and to engage with the movable member; wherein the guiding slot of the body includes a plurality of arcuate recesses arranged around the two sides thereof to fit two projections which are fixed on two sides of a guide member respectively, and an actuating member includes a bore disposed thereon and is fixed to the guide member so that the screwing element is inserted through the bore of the actuating member and an orifice of the guide member, and a screw segment of the screwing element is screwed with the aperture of the movable member. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278899 | Chair Foldable from a Single Sheet of Planar Material - Chair folded from a single sheet of planar material that is made to measure to a predefined contour cut, and that is provided with predefined first fold lines along which the material is bendable into a ready-to-use shape or form of the chair and wherein same is unfoldable to the original single sheet so as to facilitate the ease of storing and transportation of said chair. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278900 | SEAT STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES TO CREATE SEAT STRUCTURES - A seat structure may be installed in a seat assembly. The seat structure may comprise plurality of tube members forming a substantially closed structure. Some of the tube members have a substantially uniform cross-sectional area along a substantial portion of its respective longitudinal length. At least a first set of the tube members has at least one of a different dimensional property and a different material property from a second set of the tube members such that mechanical properties of each tube member is configured for stress requirements for a respective region that the respective tube member occupies. The plurality of tube members are joined such that the plurality of tube members are in fixed positions relative to each other. | 2011-11-17 |
20110278901 | IMPACT ABSORBING STRUCTURAL BODY, SHELL TYPE FRAME MEMBER AND SEAT STRUCTURE - To achieve further weight reduction and thinning of a seat structure. A laminated body obtained by sandwiching a planar member | 2011-11-17 |
20110278902 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH INTERLOCKING LAYERED SEATING SYSTEM - A vehicle seat transitional composite with a structural reinforcement member adapted to be mounted within a vehicle seat to provide support to an occupant. The structural reinforcement member has at least two edge regions and an inner region at least partially bound within the at least two edge regions. The at least two edge regions have a plurality of keying apertures. A compliant layer is adjacent to the structural reinforcement member and has a plurality of projections sized to be received within the plurality of keying apertures of the structural reinforcement member for minimizing lateral movement of the compliant layer relative to the structural reinforcement member. | 2011-11-17 |