Abstract: A flexible conduit having a rigid portion, a flexible portion and a releasable connector secured to the rigid portion to support the flexible conduit. The releasable connector includes a male member and a female member. One of the two members includes at least one biased plungers and the other includes at least one detent. The plungers and detents are vertically spaced along the longitudinal axes of the members. A clevis may be used to secure the releasable connector to the rigid portion of the flexible conduit. A second support connected to the male and female members may be used. Also a method of supporting a flexible conduit with a releasable connector.

Abstract: A gutter hanger for hanging a rain gutter on the fascia board of a structure or building. The gutter hanger includes an elongated horizontal top member connected to a downwardly extending back member, the top and back member connected by a web of material. A bore for a fascia screw extends from the top member, through the web, and exit the back member. The gutter hanger also includes an upwardly extending protrusion to engage the lip of the gutter. The top member also includes a threaded bore hole to accept a screw, so that the top member may be attached to the top front of the gutter with a threaded fastener.

Abstract: An extensible curtain rail includes a rail main body, more than one connection seat and a decorative panel. The decorative panel and the rail main body are assembled and connected with each other by means of the connection seat. The connection seat can be inward contracted or outward extended to adjust the gap between the decorative panel and the rail main body in accordance with different sizes of curtain assemblies to facilitate installation thereof. The decorative panel is detachable from the rail main body to provide larger installation space and more quickly install the curtain assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stationary vibration isolation system and to a method for controlling such a system which comprises a damper effective in a horizontal direction which includes a fluid of variable viscosity.

Abstract: A bicycle assembly comprises a saddle adjustment assembly, the saddle adjustment assembly comprising an adjustable height saddle post, the adjustable height saddle post comprising first and second slidably coupled supports; a saddle post locking mechanism that selectively restricts sliding of the second support relative to the first support; and a saddle angle adjustment mechanism configured to couple to a bicycle saddle to enable rotation of the bicycle saddle between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position, wherein, when the saddle post locking mechanism is in an unlocked configuration, the saddle angle adjustment mechanism enables rotation of the bicycle saddle between the first and second predetermined positions, and wherein, when the saddle post locking mechanism is in a locked configuration, the saddle angle adjustment mechanism maintains the bicycle saddle in one of the first and second predetermined positions.

Abstract: A sway brace attachment for firmly connecting to a beam and other flanged structures, and a method for manufacturing the sway brace attachment. The sway brace attachment includes a main body and an insert that is captured within the main body by a pair of set screws which also engage the flange. Preferably, a third set screw is supported by the main body and engages the opposite side of the flange from the pair of set screws. The main body can be generally rectangular in shape, with a top wall, a pair of side walls extending from the top wall and a pair of bottom walls, which extend inwardly from respective side walls in an overlapping relationship. The sway brace attachment can be used for bracing pipes and other loads, suspended below ceilings and floors, against sway and seismic disturbances.

Abstract: A case and mounting apparatus for a tablet computer includes a case adapted to encompass a rear surface of the tablet computer and a plurality of mounting assembly accessories for use of the tablet in a hands-free manner. A rear surface of the case includes a plurality of mounting points to attach the case and tablet to a graspable handle, a tripod, a car seat, or an airplane seat fold-down tray.

Abstract: A retaining apparatus for propping an electronic mobile device in an upright orientation is provided. The retaining apparatus has two planar and opposing surfaces, wherein each surface provides an isosceles-trapezoidal slot. Though the two slots have different widths and lengths, they both provide tapering sidewalls that overhang bottom portions of the associated slot, thereby adapting each slot to selectively engage a peripheral edge of a mobile electronic device between the tapering sidewalls and the overhanging bottom portions, and in turn enabling the propping of the mobile electronic device in the upright orientation. Adjacent to each slot, the retaining apparatus may provide frictionally engaging material for removably securing a beverage container thereto.

Abstract: A connector for a weight plate holder of the type having a weight plate base and attached a vertical upright member upon which weight plates can be stacked is provided. The vertical upright member has at least one hole therein. A connection plate having a first end, a second end and a middle portion between said first end and said second end is provided. The first end has a cable opening therein to allow a cable to be connected. The middle portion has a central opening therein sized larger than the vertical upright member and also has a lock tab protruding partially into the central opening. The connection plate will slide over and onto said vertical upright member when it is a horizontal orientation but when the first end is tipped upwardly away from a horizontal orientation, the lock tab enters a hole in the upright member.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for attaching a fan to a wall at various locations using an adjustable mounting plate and support for an adjustable mounting plate. The method disclosed herein allows a user to affix a fan to the adjustable mounting plate on a wall at a multitude of different heights desired by the user and to further re-affix to a new desired height both quickly and easily.

Abstract: A ladder mounting and retaining system for use on building parapets utilizes a parapet support member secured to the parapet of a building, a ladder support member for retaining the sides of the lengths of a ladder, and a connecting member in the form of a threaded rod, interconnecting the parapet support member and the ladder support member for maintaining these members at a given distance from each other. The parapet support member is secured in position by locking nuts threaded around the connecting member and the ladder support member is secured over the outboard edge of the parapet by retention members. Ladder supports are adjustable on the ladder support member to accommodate ladders of different widths.

Abstract: A structure is provided for a PCU (power control unit) in which components secured inside a casing are electrically connected to electronic components on a circuit substrate by a connector, the structure being adapted to maintain the orientation of the circuit substrate to remove the circuit substrate from the casing or to mount the circuit substrate to the casing. Direction control pins are fitted into cover securing holes provided in the casing to secure a cover to the casing. A gripping jig includes grips for gripping the circuit substrate and guide holes into which the direction control pins are inserted. The direction of movement of the gripping jig is controlled by the direction control pins inserted into the guide holes.

Abstract: A license plate holder including a flexible body having a T-shape contour and a single layer of material or multilayer material including a material from the group of rubber, polychloroprene, nitrile, nitrile butadiene rubber, cyanocarbons, styrene butadiene rubber, ethylene propylene rubber and a combination thereof.

Abstract: A frame for a hydraulic apparatus includes at least two supporting pillars parallel to each other, a supporting assembly mounted on the at least two supporting pillars, and a link mechanism mounted on the supporting assembly and coupling the core plate to the adjustable die plate. The supporting assembly includes a fixed die plate, an adjustable die plate slidably, and a core plate. The fixed die plate includes a periphery sidewall and a surface perpendicular to the periphery sidewall, the fixed die plate defines a ring-shaped indentation in the surface and extending along a circumferential direction of the fixed die plate, the fixed die plate further defines at least two first through openings interconnected with the ring-shaped indentation and cut through the periphery sidewall.

Abstract: Provided is a fixing device including an engaging member that includes a hook portion that is inserted into a hole provided in the apparatus and is hooked to an edge of the hole, and is configured of a planar member, a fixing portion that is fixed to the engaging member and is fixed to an installation surface on which the apparatus is installed, and a closing portion that is fixed to the engaging member so that a position of the closing portion is adjustable, closes the hole by being inserted into the hole, and is configured of the planar member, wherein the engaging member is fixed to the fixing portion so that a position of the engaging member is adjustable, and wherein the hook portion and the closing portion are disposed between the plural grooves.

Abstract: A security wall rack and television mount combination is described to deter or prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to the back of a television or the wall mount that supports the television and to deter or prevent theft of a television. The wall mount includes security covers that are rotatably attached to the frame that cover the location where screws will secure the frame to a wall or other surface. The mount is rotatably attached to the frame and provides for the system to be locked in place in a nested way.

Abstract: A tool-holder including: a first rail and a second rail that are parallel and each of which includes first fixing elements configured for fixing said rail to the surface, a driving slide including first guiding elements configured to slide over the first rail, a drive system configured to move the driving slide along the first rail and a first fixing system, a driven slide including second guiding elements configured to provide a sliding connection with the second rail and a second fixing system, an assembly bar carrying a first complementary fixing system cooperating with the first fixing system to form a removable fixing between them, a second complementary fixing system intended to cooperate with the second fixing system to form a removable fixing between them, and a carriage having a first assembly system, and a movement system on which the carriage is fixed and that is configured to move said carriage along the assembly bar, and a support module including second fixing elements for fixing the tool and a

Abstract: An exemplary mounting clip for removably attaching panels to a supporting structure comprises a base, spring locking clips, a lateral flange, a lever flange, and a spring bonding pad. The spring locking clips extend upwardly from the base. The lateral flange extends upwardly from a first side of the base. The lateral flange comprises a slot having an opening configured to receive at least a portion of one of the one or more panels. The lever flange extends outwardly from the lateral flange. The spring bonding flange extends downwardly from the lever flange. At least a portion of the first spring bonding flange comprises a serrated edge for gouging at least a portion of the one or more panels when the one or more panels are attached to the mounting clip to electrically and mechanically couple the one or more panels to the mounting clip.

Abstract: Disclosed is an articulation type supporter which is formed in a multiple-joint structure configured to support an item such as a book, a portable device, etc. wherein the rotation of the movable frame based on the weight of the item is limited about the connected portion of the base frame, and it is convenient for a user to handle. The featured configuration includes the base frame installed at the fixed structure, a movable frame of which one end is connected through the first hinge connection unit to the base frame, and the connection frames which are connected in series from the other end of the movable frame through the second hinge connection unit, wherein the first hinge connection unit includes the first brake unit configured to limit the rotations of the movable frame in response to the weight applied from the other end of the movable frame while providing the upward and downward rotation motion of the movable frame in response to the user's force.

Abstract: A tea tray assembly includes a disc having a positioning groove in a top face thereof. A positioning hole extends from a bottom wall of the positioning groove through a bottom face of the disc. A water discharge box is mounted to the bottom face of the disc and includes a body having a water discharge chamber. The body further includes an abutment portion extending transversely from an upper edge thereof and abutting the bottom face of the disc. A tightening member includes a connecting portion extending through the positioning hole of the disc. A pressing and holding portion of the connecting portion is located in the positioning groove of the disc. An outer thread of the connecting portion securely engages with an inner thread of the water discharge box, retaining the pressing and holding portion to the bottom wall of the positioning groove.