Hose And/or Nozzle Type Patents (Class 248/75)
  • Patent number: 11897124
    Abstract: A method monitors a supply system of a robot having a robot arm and a robot hand movable relative thereto. The supply system has a supply chain, in particular a cable assembly, and a guide for the supply chain. The supply chain is guided along the robot arm in order to supply the robot hand. The supply system also has a number of sensors for monitoring at least one state variable of the supply system. The functional capability of the supply system is concluded, inferred or predicted from values for the state variable that are determined by the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LEONI Protec Cable Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Bastian Hitz
  • Patent number: 11384519
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a wall mount base device. The wall mount base device comprises a wall mount bracket and a hanging member configured to be hung on the wall mount bracket. The wall mount bracket is disposed with a hanger, and the hanger comprises a locking groove. The hanging member is disposed with a locking mechanism, and the locking mechanism comprises one or more locking members, a transmission mechanism, and an operating member. The hanging member is configured to detachably cooperate with and encompass an outer side of the hanger, and the hanger cooperates with and is encompassed in the hanging member disposed on an outer side of the hanger. When the one or more locking members are disposed at the locked positions, the one or more locking members are disposed in the locking groove to enable the hanging member to be locked to the wall mount bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhichun Lin, Zhinan Huang, Donghai Chen
  • Patent number: 11207024
    Abstract: A vascular imaging apparatus and a vascular imaging method are disclosed. The vascular imaging apparatus includes: a light source device, an image acquisition device, a projection device and an image processor. The light source device is configured to emit visible light and infrared light to a body portion to be tested in a time-sharing manner; the image acquisition device is configured to receive the visible light and the infrared light reflected by the body portion to be tested to acquire a visible image and an infrared image respectively; the image processor is configured to perform image processing on the infrared image and the visible image, to acquire a vascular enhancement image of the body portion to be tested; the projection device is configured to project the vascular enhancement image onto the body portion to be tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guohe Wang
  • Patent number: 11168836
    Abstract: A modular clipping device is used to attach a cylindrical device to a railing structure. The clipping device is formed from two detachable clasps that enable a user to form a semi-permanent mount for the cylindrical device. The clipping device has a pair of mounting brackets and a coupling mechanism. The pair of mounting brackets are clasps that are each designed to clamp around the cylindrical object and the railing structure. The coupling mechanism is a detachable fastener that has a pair of interlocking members which can be quickly connected to or detached from each other. Additionally, each of the interlocking members is connected to a corresponding mounting bracket so that the mounting brackets can be detachably connected to each other. The interlocking members are connected in between the mounting brackets and retain the mounting brackets in a desired orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Phillip Earl Kelly
  • Patent number: 11168834
    Abstract: A bracket defines a channel having narrow and wide channel portions. The narrow channel portion is sized to receive a cross member and prevent rotation of the bracket about the cross member. The wide channel portion is sized to receive the cross member and permit rotation of the bracket about the cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Victaulic Company
    Inventor: Clancy P. Roberts
  • Patent number: 11033994
    Abstract: A safety cover and support assembly has safety cover with a first flange and a second flange depending from a top plate, the first flange and second flange shaped to receive and engage geometrical elements of a drill motor. A vacuum extractor extends from the second flange with an inlet aperture positioned adjacent a drill foot of the drill motor. A support attachment extends from the top plate. A support is engaged in the support attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Don B. Bennett, Cameron Edwards
  • Patent number: 10938192
    Abstract: A cable cleat assembly secures a bundle of cables to a ladder rack. The cable cleat assembly includes a base and two side bodies. Each side body is pivotally mounted to one of the ends of the base. Each side body has a first end, a middle section, and a second end. The first end of each side body includes a mounting member. The mounting member has a peg extending from each side of the mounting member. The pegs are mounted in the base to enable the side bodies to pivot from an open position to a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Christensen, Mateusz Kruzel, Rodney G. Rouleau, Brett J. Putnam, Mark D. Campbell, Balaji Kandasamy
  • Patent number: 10923892
    Abstract: A cable cleat assembly secures a bundle of cables to a ladder rack. The cable cleat assembly includes a base and two side bodies. Each side body is pivotally mounted to one of the ends of the base. Each side body has a first end, a middle section, and a second end. The first end of each side body includes a mounting member. The mounting member has a peg extending from each side of the mounting member and a circumferential rib. The pegs are mounted in the base with the circumferential rib positioned between alignment ribs extending from the base to enable the side bodies to pivot from an open position to a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Mateusz Kruzel, Kenneth A. Christensen, Rodney G. Rouleau, Brett J. Putnam, Mark D. Campbell, Balaji Kandasamy
  • Patent number: 10537904
    Abstract: A hand-held showerhead mounting bracket is disclosed for releasably holding a hand-held showerhead by cooperating with a hanging member located on a back side of the hand-held showerhead. The hand-held showerhead mounting bracket includes a bracket body having an entry passage for the hanging member to be inserted into the bracket body and an exit passage for the hanging member to exit the bracket body, and an assembly structure including a holding element movable between a retaining position and a release position. In the retaining position, the holding element retaining the hanging member after the hanging member is inserted into the bracket body, and in the release position, the holding element releasing the hanging member to enable the hanging member to exit the hand-held showerhead mounting bracket via the exit passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Fujian Xihe Sanitary Ware Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaofa Lin, Xiaoshan Lin, Caibo Gu, Qiqiao Liu, Xiaoqing Deng
  • Patent number: 10456547
    Abstract: Breathing tube assemblies for use with a respiratory therapy device, such as a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, includes an elbow that permits adjustment of a position of the breathing tube assembly relative to the respiratory therapy device. In some arrangements, the breathing tube assembly includes a breathing tube and a swivel elbow. The breathing tube is rotationally fixed relative to the respiratory therapy device and the swivel elbow rotatable relative to the breathing tube. In other arrangements, the breathing tube assembly includes an elbow that can be coupled to the respiratory therapy device in one of several possible positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Jeremy Livingston Miller, Dominique Richard D'Andrea
  • Patent number: 9987892
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller and a frame having a receiver including an electrical connector configured to connect to a trailer having a plurality of chains. The plurality of chains each includes a sensor configured to transmit a position of the chain relative to a winch disposed on the trailer. The controller is configured to, in response to data from the sensors indicating a position of the chains, display via an interface a connection status of the chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, David James Tippy, Aed M. Dudar
  • Publication number: 20150128663
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a cabinet forming an external appearance of the washing machine, a tub provided in the cabinet to accommodate wash water, a drain pump coupled to a drain hose configured to guide wash water pumped by the drain pump to outside of the cabinet, and a holder coupled to an outer surface of the cabinet to fix the drain hose to the cabinet. The holder is coupled to the outer surface of the cabinet while having both ends coupled to each other to form an accommodation hole surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the drain hose, and at least one movement preventing protrusion formed on an inner circumferential surface of the holder to prevent the drain hose from being separated from the holder protrudes toward inside of the holder to come into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the drain hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seul Gi LEE
  • Publication number: 20150075824
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a bracket for a sprinkler fitting is provided having a first flange, a second flange connected to the first flange, and a mounting flange connected to at least one of the first and second flanges. The mounting flange may for example be substantially orthogonal to the first and second flanges. One of the first and second flanges has a preferably circular hole formed therethrough, and the other has a polygonal opening formed therethrough and aligned with the circular hole. An adapter having a polygonal end is inserted in the bracket such that the polygonal end aligns with the polygonal opening so as to limit rotation of the adapter with respect to the bracket, the adapter disposing a sprinkler coupled thereto with respect to a finished ceiling surface of a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: THE RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO., INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Multer, John Tow, David Veisz, David Asplund, David Deurloo
  • Publication number: 20150060613
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bracket for fixing a fire-fighting sprinkler, which is equipped with a locking part including a cam protrusion having an eccentric axis and configured to securely fix a support frame and a sprinkler by pivotal movement, thereby enabling a technician to easily mount or demount the bracket at a desired position without any interruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Young Sun LIM
  • Patent number: 8944389
    Abstract: A flexible hose tensioning device includes a shaper roller for receiving a flexible hose. The shaper roller includes guide grooves, into which raised sections of the flexible hose engage. The shaper roller and the guide grooves are configured so that there is a form fit between the shaper roller and the flexible hose. An element that holds the flexible hose in the shaper roller and a spring coupled to the shaper roller are also provided. The spring is tensioned when the flexible hose is pulled in a corresponding direction and generates an opposing force to a flexible hose tensile force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Wolfgang Neuber
  • Publication number: 20150028168
    Abstract: A coiled tubing assembly for use in a wellbore includes at least two continuous coiled tubing members which are joined by clamp assemblies at longitudinally spaced positions such that the tubing members are adapted to be collectively spoolable on a common drum. Each clamp assembly has a central portion spanning between the spaced apart coiled tubing members and clamping portions joined to the central portion to extend about the tubing members respectively. Each clamping portion is maintained in an elastically stretched state in a circumferential direction about the respective tubing member such that the internal circumference of the clamping portion is arranged to be elastically reduced about the respective tubing member when the tubing member stretches longitudinally in use within a wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Collin Rickey Morris
  • Publication number: 20140366427
    Abstract: hose holder for a boat, or for another object upon which contact with a hose is undesirable, is a shaped rigid rod provided with a means for suspending the rod close to its midpoint, the shape created by bending each end of the rod into a helix. The rod is smaller in diameter than a common garden hose. The helices have a common, horizontal axis with an inner diameter larger than such a hose. The means for suspending the rod is above the outer diameter of the helices. Other embodiments utilize non-helical rod shapes to support the hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: R. Cle Baker, III
  • Patent number: 8899533
    Abstract: A hydraulic brake hose assembly includes a suspension component, a brake hose connected to the suspension component, and a support bracket connected to the brake hose and the suspension component. The support bracket includes a base having a forward edge portion, a rear edge portion and opposite side edge portions. A forward wall extends upwardly from the forward edge portion. A sidewall extends upwardly from one of the side edge portions. A single mounting opening is located on the base. An anti-rotation tab extends downwardly from the base. The suspension component includes a portion having a mounting aperture and a recess respectively corresponding with the single mounting opening and the anti-rotation tab of the support bracket. The support bracket prevents rotation of the brake hose relative to the support bracket as the support bracket is secured to the portion of the suspension component via a single fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael D. Lucas, Jeffrey D. Platt, Peter M. Schupska, Kirk S. Rhoades, Brian Doorlag
  • Patent number: 8887822
    Abstract: A flexible dry sprinkler includes a flexible tube having an inlet attached to a first end, the inlet defining an inlet orifice operatively sealed by an inlet seal assembly. An outlet is attached to the second end of the flexible tube, and defines an outlet orifice operatively sealed by an outlet seal assembly. A flexible linkage extends from the inlet to the outlet through the flexible tube, and is constructed to operatively release the inlet seal assembly responsive to axial translation of the flexible linkage from a first position to a second position. The flexible linkage is supported by the outlet seal assembly in the first position and wherein the flexible linkage is constructed to axially translate toward the outlet when the outlet seal assembly is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc.
    Inventor: George Polan
  • Patent number: 8869821
    Abstract: A pre-rinse assembly including: a base and a vertically disposed riser pipe for conveying water therethrough which has a proximal end and a distal end secured at its proximal end to the base. A hose assembly for conveying water therethrough which has a proximal end and a distal end which may be secured at its proximal end to the distal end of the vertically disposed riser pipe and a spray head assembly for expelling water therethrough may be secured to the distal end of the hose assembly. A telescoping arm assembly having a proximal end which may be pivotally mounted on the vertically disposed riser pipe and a distal end which may be pivotally mounted on the distal end of the hose or the spray head assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Inventor: Vito Laera
  • Patent number: 8851196
    Abstract: A fire sprinkler support assembly includes a leg configured to extend transverse to each of a pair of adjacent parallel spaced beams. The leg includes levered clamp assemblies that are configured for connecting and supporting each end of the leg to a corresponding one of the beams. The levered clamp assemblies include a first plate and a second plate, each plate configured to straddle the beam. The levered clamp assemblies also include a lever assembly. The lever assembly includes a rod passing through corresponding rod openings in the first and second plates, and a lever pivotally connected to one end of the rod. The lever includes a cam surface disposed adjacent to the first plate. The lever assembly is configured to reduce spacing between the plates upon actuation of the lever, whereby the leg is secured to the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Flexhead Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul S. F. Silcox, Peter M. MacDonald, Norman J. MacDonald, III
  • Publication number: 20140259620
    Abstract: A hose retainer system that is adapted for securing individual hoses of auxiliary hydraulic systems on excavators. The present invention is a quick and easy install kit for binding several one or more auxiliary hydraulic hoses together on the existing tubes of the excavator in an organized manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Thaddeus R. Hicks, Michael A. Stoy
  • Publication number: 20140197285
    Abstract: A hydraulic brake hose assembly includes a suspension component, a brake hose connected to the suspension component, and a support bracket connected to the brake hose and the suspension component. The support bracket includes a base having a forward edge portion, a rear edge portion and opposite side edge portions. A forward wall extends upwardly from the forward edge portion. A sidewall extends upwardly from one of the side edge portions. A single mounting opening is located on the base. An anti-rotation tab extends downwardly from the base. The suspension component includes a portion having a mounting aperture and a recess respectively corresponding with the single mounting opening and the anti-rotation tab of the support bracket. The support bracket prevents rotation of the brake hose relative to the support bracket as the support bracket is secured to the portion of the suspension component via a single fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michael D. Lucas, Jeffrey D. Platt, Peter M. Schupska, Kirk S. Rhoades, Brian Doorlag
  • Patent number: 8740158
    Abstract: An adaptor is provided that is configured to receive a support assembly for mounting a flexible fire sprinkler fitting in a ceiling support structure formed of parallel, spaced beams. The adaptor includes first and second long sides configured to be secured to each beam of an adjacent pair of beams, and first and second short sides configured to be secured to the support assembly. One end of each long side is joined by the first short side, and an opposed end of each long side is joined by the second short side such that the first and second long sides are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first and second short sides, whereby the adaptor is a generally elongated, hollow, rectangular structure. The adaptor permits the support assembly to be mounted in a suspended ceiling formed of hat channel or metal stud furring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Flexhead Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul S. F. Silcox, Peter M. MacDonald, Norman J. MacDonald, III
  • Patent number: 8733711
    Abstract: The cannula support includes a helical cord flexible along its length to permit selective axial displacement of adjacent coils for insertion of a cannula tube therein and a breathable material that permits prolonged skin contact substantially without irritation. Furthermore, the cannula support includes an exterior surface having a coefficient of friction substantially preventing sliding movement along the length of the cannula tube when mounted thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventor: Paula Fristoe
  • Publication number: 20140130405
    Abstract: An improvement to a roadside sprayer fixates spray nozzles on a registration plate. The registration plate may include integral tabs depending on the application. Inclination of the tabs is adjustable to place streams and droplets in a desired swath coverage. With the nozzles rigidly mounted onto the plate, the entire plate is nutated. The use of the registration plate in a spray unit creates a uniform nutation among the nozzles, thereby reducing variability in droplet placement, and providing a more predictable spray from the nozzles. In other embodiments, the spray unit is utilized in a spray system adaptable to service vehicles, and may be utilized in conjunction with a vegetation engagement device, such as a cutter to engage multiple zones of a roadway right-of-way. Additionally, an improved spray unit includes an electromagnetic field and an attractor to generate plate motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventor: Johnny Lee Kubacak
  • Publication number: 20140116471
    Abstract: A device configured for cleaning bag filters with compressed air comprises a frame having a hollow interior defining a wall of the frame and openings formed through a thickness of the wall so that the hollow interior is in open communication with an environment external to the frame. A mounting member is configured to be releaseably or permanently attached to one end of the frame and is further configured to be releaseably or permanently attached to a member configured to pass air flow therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventor: Dennis Grieve
  • Publication number: 20140097305
    Abstract: A sprinkler transferring apparatus is provided for a flexible sprinkler drop on an irrigation supply line. The sprinkler transferring apparatus includes a lifting tool and a sprinkler component support body. The lifting tool has an elongate body with a first contact portion and a handle spaced from the first contact portion. The sprinkler component support body has a second contact portion configured to mate with the first contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: Dale Shelton
  • Patent number: 8678330
    Abstract: A hub assembly for supporting a portion of a flexible sprinkler assemblage within a ceiling, the hub assembly including a primary support mounted to a ceiling support member, and a secondary support member rotatable relative to a primary support member between an open position and a closed position. In the closed position, portions of the supports are overlapping and cut outs formed in the primary support cooperate together with cut outs formed in the secondary support to define a hub opening configured to receive the portion of the flexible sprinkler assemblage. The hub assembly also includes a locking mechanism configured to selectively connect the primary support to the secondary support, and an adjustment mechanism disposed on the primary support that is configured to secure the position of the portion of the flexible sprinkler assemblage within the hub opening, and is separate from the locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Flexhead Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul S. Silcox, Peter M. MacDonald, Norman J. MacDonald, III
  • Patent number: 8668173
    Abstract: A bracket arrangement for securing fertilizer hoses, such as those for carrying anhydrous ammonia, to the frame of a fertilizer applicator or similar implement is made of a corrosion resistant material and is thus resistant to damage caused by thermal changes, sunlight, and inclement weather. The bracket arrangement is designed to be removably attached to the implement frame to allow flexibility in where along the frame the hoses, or bundles of hoses, are retained. The bracket arrangement includes a bracket having an elongated and generally planar body with an eyelet formed in the planar body. The eyelet is configured to pass a length of hose and restrict movement of the hose in a direction orthogonal to its length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventor: Dean A. Knobloch
  • Patent number: 8668172
    Abstract: A holding device (1) for a sprinkler nozzle (17) of a sprinkler system is provided, wherein the holding device has a first bracket (2) and a second bracket (3) that are connected to each other at one of their ends and that extend parallel to each other at least in an assembled state of the holding device (1). Each bracket has a structure (10, 11) for receiving a sprinkler nozzle (17), and the receiving structures (10, 11) are formed for receiving the sprinkler nozzle (17) oriented perpendicular to the two brackets (2, 3). The two brackets (2, 3) have, at their free ends opposite the one end, complementary catch structures (5, 6) by which the two brackets (2, 3) can be locked with each other in the assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Witzenmann GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Paulig, Jochen Schmitt
  • Patent number: 8646734
    Abstract: A sprinkler irrigation stand for use with an irrigation pipe has a base placed below the pipe for being stabilized by the pipe. The pipe freely rests upon the base so that it may be lifted freely off the base or may inflate freely upwards in the case the pipe is a collapsible pipe. A riser of the stand for supporting a sprinkler may be attached to the pipe and slide up in relation to the stand when attached to a collapsible pipe that is inflated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nitzan Vered Shaol, Erez Govrin, Yair Shomer
  • Patent number: 8632037
    Abstract: A hose holder is provided for securing a hose in a desired position to direct fluid from the hose into a desired location such as a container. The holder may include a mounting bracket configured for coupling to a support structure or may be integral to a container. A guide member is coupled to the mounting bracket or container. A pair of spaced skewed rings is coupled to the guide member. The rings are configured for receiving a hose therethrough whereby the rings hold the hose in a static position relative to the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Inventor: Koreann H. Rael
  • Publication number: 20140001316
    Abstract: A sprinkler elevating apparatus is provided for use on an irrigation device. The sprinkler elevating apparatus includes a sprinkler support body and a midline hose coupling body. The sprinkler support body is configured to support the sprinkler at an elevated position relative to the irrigation device. The midline hose coupling body is carried by the sprinkler support body. The midline hose coupling body has a contact portion configured to affix to a midline section of a flexible hose drop of the irrigation device. A method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Dale Shelton
  • Publication number: 20130327901
    Abstract: The cannula support includes a helical cord flexible along its length to permit selective axial displacement of adjacent coils for insertion of a cannula tube therein and a breathable material that permits prolonged skin contact substantially without irritation. Furthermore, the cannula support includes an exterior surface having a coefficient of friction substantially preventing sliding movement along the length of the cannula tube when mounted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventor: Paula Fristoe
  • Patent number: 8590846
    Abstract: A device for bridging a cable harness between two aircraft structure elements of an aircraft includes an elongated connecting rod having a plurality of radial snap-in holes and configured to bridge a space between the two aircraft structure elements and affix to at least one of the two aircraft structure elements. The device also includes a cable guiding element having at least one receiving section for receiving the cable harness and at least one attachment section circumferentially surrounding the connecting rod, the attachment section having a resiliently held radially directed locking pin, wherein the locking pin corresponds to one of the plurality of the radial snap-in holes so as to form a clip connection and a positive locking engagement between the at least one attachment section and the connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Guthke, Lueder Kosiankowski, Martin Schnoor, Andreas Jacobi
  • Patent number: 8573544
    Abstract: An adaptive support is provided for a flexible hose sprinkler head on an elevated irrigation supply line that includes a sprinkler support body and a hanger body. The sprinkler support body has a first inter-fitting contact surface. The body is disposed to support a downwardly extending flexible sprinkler hose. The hanger body has a second inter-fitting contact surface configured to mate with the first inter-fitting contact surface. The hanger body is disposed to support the sprinkler body at an elevated position. A method is also provided for changing elevation of a sprinkler head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventor: Dale Shelton
  • Patent number: 8540196
    Abstract: A breathing hose support system for efficiently supporting a supply hose and mask in a proper position while being worn by an individual. The breathing hose support system generally includes a base, wherein the base may be partially supported by a bed frame or comprised of a self supported configuration. A vertical support extends from the base and a rotator assembly extends from the vertical support opposite the base. A horizontal support extends from the rotator assembly and is able to rotate a predetermined amount along a substantially horizontal plane via the rotator assembly. The horizontal support may also include a plurality of carrier assemblies movably connected to the horizontal support, wherein the carrier assemblies travel along a longitudinal axis of the horizontal support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventor: Ernest F. Hodson
  • Patent number: 8534618
    Abstract: A CPAP oxygen delivery device wherein a tube system eliminates excess hose and wherein a base connector positioned in the support frame may be in a T- or cross-configuration and the cross-configuration allows a supplemental therapeutic material to be delivered, and wherein the pitch of an adjustable arm may be varied to alter the vertical position of the CPAP mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventor: Audie L. Mays
  • Patent number: 8523121
    Abstract: A sprinkler elevating apparatus is provided for use on an irrigation device. The sprinkler elevating apparatus includes a sprinkler support body and a midline hose coupling body. The sprinkler support body is configured to support the sprinkler at an elevated position relative to the irrigation device. The midline hose coupling body is carried by the sprinkler support body. The midline hose coupling body has a contact portion configured to affix to a midline section of a flexible hose drop of the irrigation device. A method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Inventor: Dale Shelton
  • Patent number: 8522394
    Abstract: A hose and accessory holder for an upright vacuum cleaner comprises a tool fixing portion having accessory tools insertable thereinto, a hose fixing portion for attachably/detachably fixing a hose thereto, and a holder fastening portion for attachably/detachably fastening the holder to a vacuum cleaner body. The tool fixing portion further comprises fitting members respectively formed in the insertion directions of the accessory tools on inner circumferential surfaces of the tool fixing portion, and protruding inwardly from the tool fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Jo Lee, See-hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20130220328
    Abstract: An apparatus (22) for managing a gas delivery conduit (14) of a respiratory therapy includes a socket member (28) having a main body portion (32) and a first coupling portion (40). The main body portion is structured to receive and hold a portion of the gas delivery conduit in a manner such that the gas delivery conduit slides along the main body portion. Main body portion include an attachment member having clip member (46) and a second coupling portion (48). The socket member and the attachment member attach to one another through coupling of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The socket member and the attachment member rotate relative to one another when the socket member and the attachment member are attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Gregory John Jablonski
  • Publication number: 20130214101
    Abstract: A bracket for gathering and retaining flexible conduits and including a superstructure having an upper frame and lower extending stem. A pedestal seating the stem so that the frame is supported thereupon, with an underside of the pedestal adhering to a location associated with an application to which the conduits are related and in order to prevent bending or kinking of the hoses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventor: Kevin M. Daniel
  • Patent number: 8491061
    Abstract: A system for reducing ambient dust during drilling in a mine tunnel comprising securing a wire mesh upon the tunnel wall at the work area and temporarily suspending an attachment plate upon the wire mesh by hooks and a depending springy cable. A horizontally extending, rotatable arm having a rotatable clamp on its end is connected to the plate. The clamp holds the end of a water spray hose which may be manually directed to spray water on debris at the work area to reduce dust from the. debris/ The attachment my be moved from place to place along the tunnel wall and the waters spray redirected accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Inventor: Michel Bernard Breault
  • Patent number: 8459064
    Abstract: A water-conducting household appliance includes a drain hose leading out of the household appliance, and a holding element which positions an open line end of the drain hose in a connecting position on an external side of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Werner Haltmayer, Mathias Herrmann, Stefan Kasbauer, Claus Köther, Martin Weissenburger
  • Publication number: 20130105640
    Abstract: A support system for a fire protection sprinkler includes a support bar having a pair of end brackets disposed at the ends of the support bar. A center bracket assembly is mounted on the support bar and includes a support bracket and a hinge bracket pivotally connected to the support bracket by a hinge pin. The pair of end bracket assemblies each include an outside bracket and an inside bracket secured to the outside bracket wherein at least one of the outside and the inside bracket has an upper end connected to the support bar and includes an angled body extending laterally outward from the upper end away from the center bracket wherein the outside and inside brackets define a channel therebetween for receiving an upper rail of a T-shaped rail of a drop ceiling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: THE VIKING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shawn J. Feenstra
  • Publication number: 20130105641
    Abstract: A support system for a fire protection sprinkler includes a support bar having a pair of end brackets disposed at the ends of the support bar. A center bracket assembly is mounted on the support bar and includes a support bracket and a hinge bracket pivotally connected to the support bracket by a hinge pin. The pair of end bracket assemblies each include an outside bracket and an inside bracket secured to the outside bracket wherein at least one of the outside and the inside bracket has an upper end connected to the support bar and includes an angled body extending laterally outward from the upper end away from the center bracket wherein the outside and inside brackets define a channel therebetween for receiving an upper rail of a T-shaped rail of a drop ceiling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: THE VIKING CORPORATION
    Inventor: The Viking Corporation
  • Patent number: 8413734
    Abstract: A fire sprinkler support assembly includes a leg configured to extend transverse to each of a pair of adjacent parallel spaced beams. The leg includes levered clamp assemblies that are configured for connecting and supporting each end of the leg to a corresponding one of the beams. The levered clamp assemblies include a first plate and a second plate, each plate configured to straddle the beam. The levered clamp assemblies also include a lever assembly. The lever assembly includes a rod passing through corresponding rod openings in the first and second plates, and a lever pivotally connected to one end of the rod. The lever includes a cam surface disposed adjacent to the first plate. The lever assembly is configured to reduce spacing between the plates upon actuation of the lever, whereby the leg is secured to the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Flexhead Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul S. F. Silcox, Peter M. MacDonald, Norman J. MacDonald, III
  • Patent number: 8414272
    Abstract: A compression control unit for a compression device includes a mount on the back of a housing for mounting the compression control unit on a bed unit. The mount includes a securing portion spaced from a back of the housing and lying in a plane generally opposing the back of the housing. The securing portion partially defines a channel for receiving a part of the bed unit to secure the compression control unit to the bed unit. Spaced apart wing portions extend generally upward and laterally outward relative to the securing portion. The wing portions are configured so that fluid tubing secured to an outlet of the compression control unit can be wrapped around the wing portions when the compression control unit is mounted on the bed unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: David Rork Swisher, Kelly M. Anderson, James G. Hanlon
  • Patent number: RE45399
    Abstract: In an embodiment of the present invention there is disclosed a mounting assembly for a sprinkler reducer. The assembly includes a mounting bracket having a locking unit, a latitudinal support bar to which the mounting bracket is movably coupled, and a pair of longitudinal support units which are coupled to opposite ends of the support bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Victaulic Company
    Inventors: Charles Kafenshtok, Charles V. Oakes