Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080216970 | Sunshade assembly suitable for an arcuate window - A sunshade assembly includes a pair of mounting seats, an arcuate rotatable shaft, and a flexible screen body. The rotatable shaft is tubular in shape, defines a curved rotational axis, is coupled rotatably to the mounting seats, and is formed with recesses so as to be rotatable about the curved rotational axis. The flexible screen body is wound on the rotatable shaft. The rotatable shaft is operable to rotate about the curved rotational axis for winding and unwinding the flexible screen body. | 09-11-2008 |
20080265537 | Wheelbarrow with tiltable container - A wheelbarrow includes a wheelbarrow frame, a wheel, a bracket, and a container. The wheel is mounted rotatably on a front end portion of the wheelbarrow frame. The bracket is mounted rotatably on the front end portion of the wheelbarrow frame. The container is mounted on the bracket so as to be co-rotatable therewith and is supported on the wheelbarrow frame. | 10-30-2008 |
20090195034 | SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY - A sunshade assembly includes a pair of rails each having an inner wall defining a recess therewithin, a screen unit, and a pair of positioning units. The screen unit includes a roller, and a screen having a fixed end secured to the roller, a free end, and opposite peripheral edge portions. Each positioning unit includes a slide member and a lock member. The slide member is mounted to a respective one of the peripheral edge portions and extends into the recess to be slidably disposed therein. The slide member has an inclined surface positioned in the recess. The lock member is disposed between the inclined surface and the inner wall, and is operable between a locked state where the lock member is clamped between the inclined surface and the inner wall, and a released state where the lock member is loosely held between the inclined surface and the inner wall. | 08-06-2009 |
20100007168 | DRIVE MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY - A drive motor assembly for a vehicle sunshade assembly includes a motor and a stabilizing unit. The motor has a housing, and an axle extending through the housing and having two ends respectively protruding outwardly of the housing. The stabilizing unit is connected to and provides an urging force to one of the ends of the axle in an axial direction thereof toward the housing. | 01-14-2010 |
20100050371 | MULTI-PURPOSE GROUND SWEEPING MACHINE - A multi-purpose ground sweeping machine includes a housing unit for receiving an impeller and defining an air blowing route and a guiding path between the air blowing route and an outlet. The housing unit has a first intake port disposed forwardly and forming a first flow duct, a second intake port disposed upwardly and rearwardly and forming a second flow duct, and an air-flow passage in communication with the first and second flow ducts. A first valve unit is operated to only permit suction air to be introduced from the first or second intake ports for drawing leaves on the ground surface into the housing unit. A second valve unit is operated to only permit blowing air to eject from an air-flow conduit disposed forwardly of the housing unit or the outlet for blowing away leaves on the ground surface. | 03-04-2010 |
20100052230 | SPRING DEVICE CAPABLE OF STORING A WINDING FORCE - A spring device includes a tubular seat defining a shaft hole therethrough, a shaft, and a torsion spring. The shaft hole has a positioning hole section and a guiding section. The guiding section has a diameter smaller than that of the positioning hole section. The tubular seat further has a keyway that is in spatial communication with the guiding section of the shaft hole. The shaft has a shaft body and a key. The shaft body is extended through the shaft hole and is movable axially relative to the tubular seat between first and second axial positions. The shaft body is rotatable relative to the tubular seat when the shaft body is at the second axial position so as to accumulate a winding force in the torsion spring. The tubular seat further has a key stop that abuts against the key so that the key is offset from the keyway when the shaft body is at the first axial position. | 03-04-2010 |
20100107884 | AIR FILTER - An air filter is adapted to be mounted on an air circulation path, and includes a filter body, an activated carbon layer provided on an outer surface of the filter body, and a fragrance material attached to the activated carbon layer. The activated carbon layer is a coating layer provided on the outer surface of the filter body through a spraying process followed by a drying process. | 05-06-2010 |
20100140891 | GOLF BAG CART - A retaining device for retaining a golf bag on a cart unit includes a mounting seat and a pair of grip members. The mounting seat is connected to the cart unit and has a pair of pivot connection parts spaced apart from each other. Each of the grip members includes a grip arm and a pivot control unit for connecting pivotally the grip arm to a respective one of the pivot connection parts. The pivot control unit is configured for operation in a bag retaining state, in which the pivot control unit permits pivoting movement of the grip arm relative to the mounting seat toward the other one of the grip members for clamping the golf bag and in which the pivot control unit prevents pivoting movement of the grip arm relative to the mounting seat away from the other one of the grip members. | 06-10-2010 |
20100163318 | GOLF BAG CART - A golf bag cart includes a cart unit adapted for placing a golf bag thereon, a rear wheel unit connected to the cart unit, an electrically operable power front wheel unit coupled to the cart unit and disposed forwardly of the rear wheel unit, and an electric drive unit. The power front wheel unit is electrically operable to cooperate with the rear wheel unit for moving the cart unit on a ground surface. The power front wheel unit is coupled rotatably to the cart unit so as to be rotatable relative to the cart unit about a normal axis that is normal to the ground surface, thereby permitting change in direction of movement of the cart unit on the ground surface. The electric drive unit is disposed on the cart unit and is coupled to the power front wheel unit for driving rotation of the power front wheel unit about the normal axis. | 07-01-2010 |
20100170645 | VEHICLE ROOF BLIND ASSEMBLY - A vehicle roof blind assembly includes a guide rail having upper and lower slide grooves, a pull rod, and a slide member having a slide portion extending slidably into the upper slide groove. A fabric blind has a transverse end portion connected to the pull rod, and a longitudinal insert portion received slidably in the lower slide groove and including first and second insert parts, and an angled part interconnecting the first and second insert parts. A guiding device is connected to the slide member, and includes a guide insert projecting into the lower slide groove and into the angled part between the first and second insert parts so as to push the angled part transversely of the fabric blind and inwardly of the lower slide groove. | 07-08-2010 |
20100187035 | ELECTRIC GOLF BAG CART - An electric golf bag cart includes a cart body unit having at least one first engaging portion, a pair of rear wheel units connected to the cart body unit, an electrically operable power front wheel unit coupled to the cart body unit and electrically operable to cooperate with the rear wheel units for moving the cart body unit on a ground surface, and a battery unit having at least one second engaging portion that is coupled detachably to the first engaging portion of the cart body unit, and connected electrically to the power front wheel unit. | 07-29-2010 |
20100212846 | BLIND ASSEMBLY HAVING A SLIDE MEMBER - A blind assembly includes a guide rail having spaced-apart first and second walls, an end wall interconnecting outer ends of the first and second walls, a first rib projecting transversely from an inner end of the second wall, and a second rib projecting transversely from the second wall between the first rib and the end wall. The second wall and the first and second ribs cooperatively define a longitudinal slide groove. A slide member is connected to and is movable along with a pull rod of the blind assembly, and includes a slide part received slidably in the slide groove and having two transverse ends longitudinally opposite to each other, and two rollers connected respectively to the transverse ends. Each roller has a circumferential face between the first and second ribs and capable of contacting at least one of the first and second ribs. | 08-26-2010 |
20100258256 | SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - A sunshade assembly includes a housing, a roller, and a screen. The housing defines a space therein, and is formed with a slot. The roller is disposed rotatably in the space and has small-diameter and large-diameter end parts. The screen is wound on the roller and has a free end portion, and short and long lateral end portions. The free end portion extends outwardly of the housing through the slot. The short and long lateral end portions are connected to the free end portion and are adjacent to the small-diameter and large-diameter end parts, respectively. The screen is operable between a retracted state, where the free end portion is adjacent to the roller, and an extended state, where the free end portion is distal from the roller so as to unwind the screen. The long lateral end portion has a length longer than that of the short lateral end portion when the screen is at the extended state. | 10-14-2010 |
20110036515 | SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - A sunshade assembly includes a base unit, a spool, a flexible screen body, a driving unit, and a cover unit. The base unit has an opening. The spool is disposed rotatably in the base unit. The flexible screen body is wound on the spool, and has a free end that is movable through the opening in the base unit. The driving unit is provided on the free end of the flexible screen body. The cover unit is coupled pivotably to the base unit. When the free end of the flexible screen body moves from an extended position to a retracted position, the driving unit drives rotation of the cover unit from an open position to a closed position, where the cover unit covers the opening in the base unit. | 02-17-2011 |
20110094690 | PARTITIONING DEVICE FOR PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE - A partitioning device includes a fixing unit, a locking mechanism, and an article blocking mechanism. The fixing unit includes a first fixing seat, and a second fixing seat spaced apart from the first fixing seat. The locking mechanism includes a rod seat, and a securing unit that is mounted on the first fixing seat. The article blocking mechanism includes a rod that is mounted rotatably to the second fixing seat on one end and fixedly to the rod seat on its other end, a curtain member that is fixed at one end to the rod and that may be wound around and unwound from the rod, and an anchoring unit that is connected to a free end of the curtain member and that is adapted to be releasably anchored at a location in the passenger compartment of the vehicle such that the curtain member is at an extending position. | 04-28-2011 |
20110113746 | GRASS TRIMMING DEVICE WITH A FRONT GUARD - A grass trimming device includes a handle, a drive shaft driven by a drive unit and rotatably mounted on a cutting head-mounting end of the handle to swing a grass cutting member which extends radially from the cutting head-mounting end, and a safety shield mounted on the cutting head-mounting end, and having a shielding major wall which extends radially to shield a circumferential sweeping area of the cutting member, and which terminates at a peripheral marginal region. The shielding major wall has a cutout section extending from the peripheral marginal region radially and inwardly to terminate at a bordering edge. A guard unit extends cantileveredly from the bordering edge and radially and outwardly of the circumferential sweeping area so as to guard the cutting member against getting closer to undesired object. | 05-19-2011 |
20110240235 | WINDOW COVERING HAVING A WINDING FUNCTION - A window covering includes a mounting unit, a shading unit, and a winding unit. The mounting unit includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member. The shading unit includes a rotating axle, a curtain member fixed at one end to the rotating axle and which is wound on and unwound from the rotating axle, a first rotating member, and a second rotating member. The first rotating member and the second rotating member are fixed to the rotating axle and extend respectively through the first fixing member and the second fixing member to support rotation of the rotating axle therebetween. The winding unit is mounted to the first fixing member and includes a spring reel secured to the first rotating member to rotate therewith, an auxiliary wheel, and a spring wound around the auxiliary wheel and which is fixed at one end to the spring reel. | 10-06-2011 |
20110308339 | Driving apparatus with a vibration limiter for worm gear - A driving apparatus for operating a sunshade, includes a housing, a gear assembly, a drive unit and a vibration limiter. The drive unit | 12-22-2011 |
20120018105 | SUNSHADE - A sunshade includes a roller and a screen. The roller has an intermediate portion, two end portions extending respectively from opposite ends of the intermediate portion, and a screen-stretching portion disposed on an outer surrounding surface of the intermediate portion. The screen has a main body and two lateral portions. The main body is wound on the screen-stretching portion and the intermediate portion of the roller and has opposite ends. The lateral portions are connected respectively to the opposite ends of the main body and are wound respectively on the end portions of the roller. | 01-26-2012 |
20120160430 | Positioning Assembly - A positioning assembly is mounted to a partitioning screen including a roller and a screen member. The positioning assembly includes a side strip mounted to a free end of the screen member, two tubular pulling rods, a resilient member, and two retaining rods. Each pulling rod has an inserted segment extending telescopically into the side strip and an extending segment exposed from the respective pulling rod, and formed with a force-bearing portion having a structural strength weaker than a remaining portion of a corresponding pulling rod so as to serve as a point of deformation or fracture when the corresponding pulling rod experiences impact. The resilient member is disposed in the side strip and has opposite ends connected respectively to the pulling rods. Each retaining rod has a connecting portion connected to a respective extending segment, and a securing portion extending away from the side strip for retaining the screen member at an unwound state. | 06-28-2012 |
20120175066 | TRACK RAIL FOR A SUNSHADE DEVICE - In a sunshade device, a track rail includes two rail halves connected to each other to confine a rail groove and extending along a length direction. Each rail half has a groove-confining part, and an abutment part connected to the groove-confining part. The abutment part of each rail half has an abutment surface to abut against the abutment surface of the other rail half, an outer surface opposite to the abutment surface, and at least one aligning hole extending through the abutment and outer surfaces. The aligning holes of the abutment parts serve to align the abutment parts during assembly of the rail halves. | 07-12-2012 |