Abstract: A foot assembly for a weighing scale comprises a base, a ring arranged in coaxial spaced relation to the base; and a plurality of deformable compensation beams projecting outwardly from a portion of the base so as to support the ring.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved rotary drain cleaning machine having an improved support structure that prevents walking of the machine when in use. The machine is supported upon two rear mounted wheels and a forward pedestal.

Abstract: An imaging device mounting apparatus providing three-point stabilization is described.

Abstract: Provided is a glide device for use in stabilizing an object on a support surface. In one embodiment, the glide device is adapted to be mounted between the contact surface and the object and includes a stabilizer, which has opposed first and second surfaces and a body extending therebetween. The stabilizer is mounted to the object with a fastener that includes an elongate shank and at least one lug projecting away from the shank.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved rotary drain cleaning machine having an improved support structure that prevents walking of the machine when in use. The machine is supported upon two rear mounted wheels and a forward pedestal.

Abstract: A self-leveling foot for an appliance of the type that includes a base to be seated on a floor; a rod affixed to the base and projecting upwardly therefrom; an elastic element having a lower end seated on the base and a tubular sleeve, slidably mounted and guided around the rod, and having a lower portion seated on the upper end of the elastic element and an upper portion to be mounted under a lower frame portion of the appliance, so as to apply on the base, through the elastic element, a respective portion of the appliance weight. The foot of the present invention may further comprise a dampening means mounted between the parts of rod and tubular sleeve, so as to exert a braking force against the relative axial movement between said parts.

Abstract: A method for machining particularly spectacle lenses by means of a machine which comprises at least one cutting unit and at least one turning unit in a common working space, wherein at least two spectacle lenses are machined at the same time in the working space, one of said spectacle lenses being cut while the other is turned. The machine frames of the cutting unit and of the turning unit are essentially decoupled from one another in terms of vibration and/or at least two machining units of the machine comprise workpiece spindle units for generating a transverse movement of the spectacle lens to be machined with respect to the respective tool, the workpiece spindle units being arranged essentially perpendicular to one another. As a result, it is possible for spectacle lenses to be machined in an extremely short time with high machining performance and with high surface precision and quality.

Abstract: Wall portions, such as wall portions of electronic device housing components, are provided with one or more foot assemblies. A foot assembly can be formed by creating an internal cavity in an internal surface of the wall portion, an external cavity in an external surface of the wall portion, and a hollow passageway extending through the wall portion and between the cavities. The foot assembly can be completed by inserting a foot at least partially through the external cavity and hollow passageway and into the internal cavity, such that an external portion of the foot is at least partially contained within and contacting the surfaces of the external cavity, and such that an internal portion of the foot is at least partially contained within the internal cavity. A portion of the foot may be deformable to at least partially conform to the surfaces defining the internal cavity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a leveling assembly configured to be secured to an appliance. The leveling assembly supports the appliance on a floor, and includes a base having a column integrally connected to a ledge, which is integrally connected to a stem. The assembly also includes a spring positioned around the stem, and a sleeve secured to the stem and positioned around the spring. The spring exerts equal and opposite forces into the sleeve and the ledge, respectively.

Abstract: The furniture stabilizer attaches to furniture legs or other furniture bottom surfaces. The stabilizer has a hollow support tube. A furniture attachment member is attached to the top of the support tube. A floating pin is disposed through an axial bore in a retaining cap at the bottom of the support tube. A helical compression spring fits over the support tube. A stabilizing sleeve extending from a height adjustment collar receives the bottom end of the support tube. The collar is slidably disposed in contact with the compression spring lower end. A housing covers the tube and collar, the housing having a bore disposed at its bottom to allow the collar to protrude. The housing top is attached to the furniture attachment fitting. The floating fastener is attached to the collar to keep the collar in contact with the spring. A footpad or roller attaches to the adjustment collar.

Abstract: A support for an automotive radiator grille that is supported from the hood assembly of the vehicle is formed of two major components, a support bracket and a rubber stop retained on the support bracket for engagement with the radiator grille when the hood is moved into the lowered, closed position. The rubber stop is formed in a circular configuration with a central projecting bumper that deflects into a cup formed by the support bracket to maintain contact with the radiator grille and provide self-adjusting positioning to accommodate build tolerances and variations in the hood assembly and mounted radiator grille. The rubber stop can be formed of multi-durometer elastomers to provide a tuning to the specific application for the radiator grille support. The rubber stop places a pre-load on the hood latch and closure mechanism through the spring-like deflection of the rubber stop into the cup.

Abstract: A mounting system for personal electronics devices is described. The mounting system is intended for use in vehicles and consists of a compressible base which may be wedged by hand into a variety of openings and spaces in a vehicle passenger compartment. A bendable arm extends from the base, such that personal electronics items attached to the arm may be positioned in a convenient location.

Abstract: The present invention may improve an accuracy of a carried position of a semiconductor wafer W to a loading board. The vibration isolation system may be characterized by comprising a base, a loading board that loads a wafer stage on which a semiconductor wafer W is placed, a spring element that is arranged on the base and that supports the loading board and isolates the loading board from a source of vibration, and a positioning mechanism that nullifies the vibration isolation effect of the spring element and that positions the loading board at a predetermined position to the base at a time of placing the semiconductor wafer W on the wafer stage.

Abstract: This antislip rubber member for a support comprises a fit portion fitted into a mounting hole of a support supporting a display, a stop portion preventing the fit portion from slipping off the mounting hole of the support and a pull portion pulled in a direction for fitting the fit portion into the mounting hole of the support thereby fitting the fit portion into the mounting hole of the support. The pull portion includes a rib portion, slender in plan view, arranged to extend in the longitudinal direction of the stop portion.

Abstract: An electronic device shock-absorbing mounting system comprising at least one elastomeric shock-absorbing mount assembly coupling the at least one component of an electronic device to a housing of the electronic device.

Abstract: A protector for protecting a wall or other flat building surface from impacts caused by people and equipment. The protector is made from paper and comprises a honeycomb layer sandwiched between a wall-facing, lightweight paper layer and an outer-facing, heavyweight paperboard layer. The three-layer construction with a heavyweight paperboard outer layer is capable of distributing a point load across the entire surface area of the protector. The protector can be affixed to and removed from a wall without damaging or marking the wall.

Abstract: A jounce bumper assembly includes a bumper and a support member for supporting the bumper. The support member is made of a flexible material and is stiffer than the bumper. As the bumper is compressed, the support member is flexibly deformed and expands radially and at the same time limits the radial expansion of the bumper. The support member may have a base portion with a varied thickness. The base portion is also compressed as the bumper is compressed. The support member has the advantages of increasing the spring rate of the bumper to improve the load-carrying capability and providing a softer feel for occupants in a vehicle to which the jounce bumper assembly is mounted.

Abstract: A shock-absorber structure is mounted in a scanning apparatus including a housing comprised of an upper case and a lower case, and a window transparent board clamped into the lower case. The shock-absorber structure is placed within a slot of the lower case where is clamped a side portion of the window transparent board, and comprises a plurality of resilient elements. The resilient elements are oppositely placed in abutment manner between an inner surface of the slot and the side portion of the window transparent board. The resilient elements respectively have different length so that a multi-stage shock absorption is achieved when the window transparent board successively presses on the resilient elements of different lengths. Collision damages are of the window transparent board thereby prevented.

Abstract: A computer device comprises a display member coupled to a base member. The computer device further comprises a display protector actuatable in response to movement of the display member relative to the base member to protect a display screen of the display member.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a leveling assembly configured to be secured to an appliance. The leveling assembly supports the appliance on a floor, and includes a base having a column integrally connected to a ledge, which is integrally connected to a stem. The assembly also includes a spring positioned around the stem, and a sleeve secured to the stem and positioned around the spring. The spring exerts equal and opposite forces into the sleeve and the ledge, respectively.

Abstract: A writing board support tray comprises a support tray having an end portion coated with an elastomeric material with the support tray and the elastomeric material being substantially inseparably bonded or attached to each other. Further, a writing board support tray comprises a support tray substantially completely coated with an elastomeric material with the support tray and the elastomeric material being substantially inseparably bonded or attached to each other. Additionally, a further preferred embodiment, a writing board support tray comprises a support tray with a front end substantially completely coated with an elastomeric material with the support tray and the elastomeric material being substantially inseparably bonded or attached to each other. In addition, a writing board comprising a writing surface and a support tray, wherein the peripheral edge of the writing surface is encapsulated by an elastomeric material and the support tray is constructed completely out of the elastomeric material.

Abstract: A spacer apparatus comprises a rigid base member including a stop surface located on a top portion of the base member and a resilient member coupled to the rigid base member, the resilient member positioned adjacent the stop surface. The spacer apparatus may be installed in an information handling system to limit damage to the display and the engaging surfaces of the information handling system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a supporting device, which comprises a larger clearance for the spindle, whereby the foot receiving device should comprise a high level of stability. The foot-receiving device comprises a component, which occludes the inner sleeve. Said component comprises an opening for admitting the spindle, at least one bracing element located on the upper and/or bottom sides thereof, and two opposing bearing points for the support foot.

Abstract: A foot assembly for a weighing scale comprises a base, a ring arranged in coaxial spaced relation to the base; and a plurality of deformable compensation beams projecting outwardly from a portion of the base so as to support the ring.

Abstract: A foot assembly includes a foot including a snap and a first alignment feature, the snap and the alignment feature are coupled to a base, and the first alignment feature extending a greater distance from the base than an engagement of the snap. The assembly also includes a foot socket coupled to the foot, the socket including an undercut and a second alignment feature. In one aspect, the second alignment feature interfaces with the first alignment feature. In another aspect, the socket is coupled to an enclosure of a portable computing device.

Abstract: A foot pad has an elastic conical body and at least one elastic rib. The elastic conical body defines a connecting surface and an outer conical surface. The connecting surface defines a hollow portion, and the elastic rib integrally connects to the elastic conical body at a surface of the hollow portion. The outer conical surface has a root portion connecting with an outer edge of the connecting surface. A thickness of the elastic conical body at the root portion of the outer conical surface is greater than a thickness of the elastic conical body at other portions of the outer conical surface. Elasticity of the foot pad is thereby increased so as to enlarge a contact area contacting an outer supporting surface, so that an anti-skid effect is improved and the foot pad is capable of absorbing a deformation of an electronic product.

Abstract: A foot assembly for a weighing scale comprises a base, a ring arranged in coaxial spaced relation to the base; and a plurality of deformable compensation beams projecting outwardly from a portion of the base so as to support the ring.

Abstract: A shock isolator for simultaneously isolating shocks and for supporting a static load in an axial offset compression mode comprising a four-sided elastomer having a first elongated support surface and a second elongated support surface with the laterally offset from each the elastomer rotated at a point between the first support surface and the second support surface to thereby simultaneously provide shock and vibration attenuation while providing axially offset support.

Abstract: A shock isolator for simultaneously isolating shocks and for supporting a static load in an axial offset compression mode comprising a four-sided elastomer having a first elongated support surface and a second elongated support surface with the laterally offset from each the elastomer rotated at a point between the first support surface and the second support surface to thereby simultaneously provide shock and vibration attenuation while providing axially offset support.

Abstract: A floating structural object protection system protects properties and lives from collisions occurring within waterways. The system generally comprises a pliable barrier and ballast container that allows it float partially submerged in water. According to the theory of the invention, the impact force resulting from a collision is less than the striking force by the principle of energy being released into space as the results of an inelastic collision (impulse-momentum theorem). The concept of the present invention is much improved over current devices used to protect structural objects, as it adjusts to water levels to always remain in position relative to surface craft and provides specific protection to each structural object instead of protection to the general area where structural objects are located.

Abstract: A dual-purpose computer according to the invention has a gravity-actuated switch mounted therein or thereon. The gravity-actuated switch is used to control the speed of a cooling fan for the computer. When the computer is operated in a horizontal orientation such as a typical rack-mounted server would be, the gravity actuated switch assumes a first state. When the computer is operated in a vertical orientation such as a typical desk side workstation would be, the gravity actuated switch assumes a second state. When the switch is in the first state, fan speed controller circuitry runs the fan at a first speed. When the switch is in the second state, fan speed controller circuitry runs the fan at a second speed. In one embodiment, the first speed is a higher speed intended to optimize reliability, and the second speed is a lower speed intended to minimize noise.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an elastic member and apparatus for a refrigerator compressor. A vibration absorption apparatus for a refrigerator compressor according to the present invention is connected to a foot of the compressor for transmitting the vibration generated when the compressor is operated, and includes an elastic member having a hollow passing through the central portion in an axial direction is formed; a base pan installed on a bottom of the refrigerator machinery room, for supporting the elastic member; a stand coupled with the base pan and passing through the hollow of the elastic member; and a stopper installed on the stand, for preventing the elastic member from being escaped from the base pan. The elastic member comprises a body having a plurality grooves enclosing an inner surface and outer surface thereof to have a vertical section in a zigzag; a projection of an upper portion of the body to which the stopper is forcedly attached; and a base being a lower portion of the body.

Abstract: In order to accommodate differential expansion between thermal protection panels and a structure to be protected, the present invention provides a stand-off for holding the panels, the stand-off comprising a first portion allowing displacements to take place in a first direction and a second portion allowing displacements to take place in a second direction. Each of the two portions also presents a high degree of stiffness in a direction corresponding to tear-off and crushing forces applies to the panels. The stand-off is made as a single piece having first and second recesses formed therein in order to make the first and second portions respectively in determined orientations so that the resulting stand-off allows displacements to take place in two distinct directions perpendicular to the tear-off and crushing directions.

Abstract: Screw-covering legs and caps are adapted for a case assembly. The legs are received in leg sockets arranged on the assembly, while the caps are received in cap sockets arranged thereon. The legs, caps and their respective sockets are all configured so that only the legs fit into leg sockets and only the caps fit into cap sockets. The legs and caps are designed to appear similarly and the construction prevent their misplacement with respect to the case assembly.

Abstract: A shock mount structure is shown that has one position wherein shock mount members positioned at the corners of the device are contained within the length, width, and height of the form factor with which the device complies and a second position wherein the elastomeric corner members violate the form factor, but are positioned to impact a planar surface, toward which the device is dropped, before any portion of the device, irrespective of the attitude of the device as it approaches the planar surface. To assure protection, the elastomeric corner shock mount elements are urged toward the second position by integral springs and are manually movable to the first position by overcoming the biasing force of the springs.

Abstract: An antislip pad is designed for protectively mounting onto an end of a changeover switch that is used to change over computer peripherals to be connected to a main unit of the computer. The pad is made of a material providing good softness. When a changeover switch has two antislip pads mounted onto two ends thereof, a bottom surface of the switch is not in direct contact with a surface on which the switch is positioned, protecting the switch from easily slipping over or dropping from the surface. The antislip pad is provided at upper and lower end surfaces with corresponding recesses and projections, respectively, so that two or more antislip pads could be stacked with the projections of an upper pad fitly engaging with the recesses of a lower pad to prevent the stacked pads from slipping relative to each other.

Abstract: A shock absorbing keypad and shock absorbing gasket for use in connection with a portable computing device.

Abstract: A case assembly with screw-covering members defined as legs and caps. The legs are adapted to be received in leg sockets arranged on the assembly, while the caps are adapted to be received in cap sockets arranged thereon. The legs, caps and their respective sockets are all configured so that only the legs fit into leg sockets and only the caps fit into cap sockets. The legs and caps are designed to appear aesthetically similarly, although their unique constructions prevent their misplacement with respect to the case assembly.

Abstract: The base pan of a refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump is overlain by a series of assemblies each serially including a grommet, a compressor foot or base and, optionally, a washer or the like. A stud or bolt extending through each assembly secures the respective assembly to the base pan. The grommets are each received in recesses defined by a lip or rim formed on a compressor foot such that the grommets are exteriorly, peripherally or circumferentially engaged by the lip or rim so as to resist transverse motion of the compressor. The grommets are preferably located entirely between the compressor foot or base and the base pan. The grommets have different wall thicknesses at different axial and/or circumferential locations.

Abstract: A mounting device for mounting a data storage device in a cage of a computer enclosure includes a rack and a securing plate. The rack has a base wall and a pair of opposite side walls upwardly extending from opposite sides of the base wall for receiving the data storage device therein. One side wall defines a pair of through holes. The other side wall provides a pair of first posts to insert into side holes of the data storage device. The securing plate comprises a body portion and a resilient portion. The body portion forms a pair of second posts for extending through corresponding through holes of the rack and filling within opposite side holes of the data storage device after the data storage device is received in the rack.

Abstract: A foot device for supporting electronic equipment thereon comprises a sleeve having an axial through bole, and a plurality of balls one by one in line provided in the hole wherein the bottom and top balls are extended above the axial through hole. As such, in use, the electronic equipment is supported by the extended ball of the foot device, while not in contact with supporting plane. This point based contact has the effect of suspending the electronic equipment in the air, thus eliminating interference. Further, the vibration generated by the electronic equipment is not absorbed and interfered by the supporting plane, resulting in a uniform transmission of vibration to all directions without damping or interfering for achieving a maximum quality.

Abstract: A lightweight shock absorber has an ideal F-S waveform, and is formed of a foam resin material. The cross-sectional area of the absorber in the compression axis direction and the vertical direction changes at least partially in the compression axis direction, and consequently the relation between distortion and compressive stress in the compression axis direction (F-S waveform) is approximately linear.

Abstract: A cushioning device includes a support frame having right and left anchoring walls adapted to be secured to the right and left side walls of a computer component, respectively. At least one of the right and left anchoring walls has an inserting through hole. An impact absorbing member is made of an elastomeric material, and has a first annular flange and a second annular flange. The impact absorbing member is inserted into the inserting through hole with a portion of the anchoring wall around the inserting through hole being interposed between the first annular flange and the second annular flange. A fastening member passes through a fastening through hole in the impact absorbing member for fastening the support frame onto one of the side walls of the computer component.

Abstract: In a unit support structure of an endoscopic light source apparatus, for supporting a unit disposed in an endoscopic light source apparatus on a chassis of the light source apparatus, one end side of an elastic member which is disposed in substantially parallel with the lower face of the unit is fixed to a projection piece which substantially perpendicularly projects from the lower face of the unit, and the other end side of the elastic member is fixed to a member fixed to the chassis.

Abstract: A vibration insulating pad through which a center member is elastically connected to a vehicle body in an automotive vehicle. The vibration insulating pad is formed of rubber and to be disposed in an installation hole formed in the center member. The vibration insulating pad comprises a head section and a body section which are coaxially integral with each other through a neck section. A generally annular groove is formed between the head and body sections and around the neck section. An axially extending central through-hole is formed throughout the head, neck and body sections. Additionally, an axially extending slit is continuously formed extending from the inner to outer surfaces of the pad. The slit is located generally tangential with respect to the through-hole thereby facilitating deforming the pad long and narrow by hands of an operator prior to the installation operation for the pad.

Abstract: A spring formed of an elastomeric body suitable to isolate vibrations transmitted from a support structure. A recess is formed in one end of the body to retain a portion of the supporting structure. A second end is adapted to be placed on an underlying surface such that the spring is disposed between the underlying surface and the support structure. A channel or hollow portion extends through the body to allow the second end to deform and thereby isolate vibrations from the underlying surface. The spring is particularly useful in isolating vibrations generated from a musical drum.

Abstract: A vibration insulating pad through which a center member is elastically connected to a vehicle body in an automotive vehicle. The vibration insulating pad is formed of rubber and to be disposed in an installation hole formed in the center member. The vibration insulating pad comprises a head section and a body section which are coaxially integral with each other through a neck section. A generally annular groove is formed between the head and body sections and around the neck section. An axially extending central through-hole is formed throughout the head, neck and body sections. Additionally, an axially extending slit is continuously formed extending from the inner to outer surfaces of the pad. The slit is located generally tangential with respect to the through-hole thereby facilitating deforming the pad long and narrow by hands of an operator prior to the installation operation for the pad.

Abstract: A weaving loom for forming a fabric that includes two vertically adjacent modules and a damping member mounted therebetween. The lower module contains a mechanism for unwinding warp yarn, forming the shed and unwinding the fabric. The upper module contains a mechanism for inserting the weft, controlling the reed and feeding the resulting fabric.

Abstract: An assembly for supporting vertical type apparatus such as computer mainframes includes a plurality of inter-linking feet. The feet mounted onto the bottom side of the housing and are rotatable through a certain angle. The feet are provided with respective gears which are engageable to allow symmetrical movement. Each foot is provided with a plurality of elastic elements with protrudent blocks matching corresponding positioning apertures on the bottom side of the housing to effectively support the housing. The feet may be extended to firmly support the housing to prevent it from falling down. They may also be turned to conceal below the housing when not in use so as to facilitate storage and transportation.

Abstract: A disk drive has at least one disk for storing data and at least one transducer for reading or writing data to or from the disk. The transducer is attached to an actuator which positions the transducer with respect to the disk. The actuator includes a controllable motor which is used to move the actuator and the transducer attached thereto. The disk drive also includes a ramp for off loading the transducer or for parking the transducer off of the surface of the disk. The disk drive includes a combination shock absorber and gasket that has locking tabs to keep the combination shock absorber and gasket in place during a shock or impact loading event. The combination shock absorber and gasket also can be provided with additional extensions to lessen shocks caused by flat drops. Elastomeric blocks or pads can be provided on the cover and the base to lessen shocks caused by flat drops.