Abstract: A fastening system for an object (e.g., a wearable such as footwear) is disclosed that includes a buckle assembly and a strap for adjusting tension. The buckle assembly includes a base and a slider engaged with the base. The strap includes an array of teeth to engage with a pawl formed on the base. The fastening system is configurable between an engaged condition and a released condition based on the positioning of the slider relative to the base.

Abstract: A shoe or apparel, including a first material layer with a first plurality of protrusions, a flexible layer with a plurality of apertures, and a second material layer. The flexible layer is positioned between the first material layer and the second material layer. Each protrusion of the first plurality of protrusions of the first material layer extends through at least one aperture of the plurality of apertures of the flexible layer and is connected to the second material layer. The flexible layer is not connected to the first material layer and the second material layer, and thereby can freely move between the first material layer and the second material layer.

Abstract: An adjustable elastic heel strap having first and second elastic closure elements that cooperate to adjustably close the heel. The first elastic closure element is elastic and may be manufactured from a length of elastic webbing. The first elastic closure element may be arranged to engage the wearer's foot. The second elastic closure element is elastic and may be manufactured from an elastic cord. The second elastic closure element may include a cord lock that allows a wearer to selectively vary the effective length and elastic tension of the heel strap. The second elastic closure element may be disposed along the outside of the first elastic closure element to facilitate access. The heel strap may also include a heel pull that is affixed to the first elastic closure element. The heel strap may also include upper and lower retainers that retain and guide the elastic cord and the cord lock.

Abstract: A method of creating a protective garment for preventing or lessening injury from an external source to a user includes creating a laminate, wherein the laminate includes an outer non-puncture resistant layer, an inner non-puncture resistant layer, and a puncture resistant textile layer sandwiched between the outer non-puncture resistant layer and the inner non-puncture resistant layer. The method also includes cutting a pattern associated with a desired garment from the laminate, sewing a first edge of the outer non-puncture resistant layer to a second edge of the non-resistant layer and sewing a first edge of the inner non-puncture resistant layer to a second edge of the inner non-puncture resistant layer, causing the puncture resistant layer to be floating between the outer non-puncture resistant layer and the inner non-puncture resistant layer, and continuing to sew edges of the pattern until all necessary seams are sewn together to create the desired garment.

Abstract: A tactile stimulus providing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is a tactile stimulus providing apparatus in the form of a vest and includes a first front panel including first actuators arranged between one side and the other side, a second front panel including second actuators arranged between one side and the other side, and a rear panel including third actuators and connected to the first front panel and the second front panel, wherein the first front panel further includes a first recess formed to extend along the one side, and the second front panel further includes a second recess formed to extend along the one side.

Abstract: A steel cord for rubber reinforcement that has a construction with an outer layer and an inner strand surrounded by and adjacent to the outer layer, the inner strand having at least one steel filament with a number of N1 and an average diameter of d1 expressed in mm, the outer layer having steel filaments with a number of N2 and an average diameter of d2 expressed in mm. The inner strand has a torque T1 and the outer layer has a torque T2, the relation between T1 and T2 is defined. By doing this, the tip rise problem of the rubber ply reinforced by steel cords is reduced.

Abstract: A pattern for a chenille carpet pile based on quaternary colors mixing regulation of multicolored filaments and a construction method thereof are disclosed. The construction method regulates the uneven distribution of the multicolored filaments on the chenille carpet pile by changing the combination modes and ratios of the multicolored filaments, thereby producing patterns with hazy, moderate and clear color mixing effects. Different from the additive mixing of color light and the subtractive mixing of pigments, the mixing of single-colored filaments is spatial juxtaposition mixing and non-uniform mixing. The construction method also regulates the mixing ratio of the single-colored filaments and the hue, luminance and saturation differences between the single-colored filaments, such that the chenille pile can visually present hazy, moderate and clear color mixing effects.

Abstract: Disclosed is a size adaptive protective headgear including a protective shell including a first and a second front cut extending respectively from a first and second side edge of the protective shell, the first and second front cut enabling expansion and contraction of a front section of the protective shell, and a first and a second rear cut extending respectively from a first and second side edge of the protective shell, the first and second rear cut enabling expansion and contraction of a rear section of the protective shell.

Abstract: A tufting machine includes a drive system for driving reciprocation of one or more needle bars carrying a series of needles. A backing material will be fed through a tufting zone of the tufting machine, with the needles penetrating into and out of the backing material, and with the reciprocation of the needle bars controlled by the drive system to form tufts of yarns in the backing material at increased production rates.

Abstract: A fastening system for an object (e.g., a wearable such as footwear) is disclosed that includes a buckle assembly and a strap for adjusting tension. The buckle assembly includes a base and a slider engaged with the base. The strap includes an array of teeth to engage with a pawl formed on the base. The fastening system is configurable between an engaged condition and a released condition based on the positioning of the slider relative to the base.

Abstract: A holding frame includes a frame forming portion and at least one holder. The frame forming portion has a placement surface, a first magnet, and a plurality of first magnetic field generation portions generating magnetic fields with the first magnet. The first magnet is arranged on the frame forming portion so that the orientations of the magnetic fields of the plurality of first magnetic field generation portions that are adjacent are reversed from each other on the placement surface. The at least one holder has a holding surface, a second magnet, and a plurality of second magnetic field generation portions generating magnetic fields with the second magnet. The second magnet is arranged in each holder so that the orientations of the magnetic fields of the plurality of second magnetic field generation portions that are adjacent are reversed from each other on the holding surface.

Abstract: A presser foot module (50) for a tufting machine. The module has a module body (13) for attachment to a tufting machine and the plurality of fingers (12) extending from the body in a first direction which, in use, is opposite to the direction in which the backing medium (1) is fed through the tufting machine. The module body (13) has a downwardly depending lip (53) defining a presser surface (53A) extending across an end of the body which is adjacent to the interface with the fingers (12). Each finger (12) has an unsupported end opposite to the module body (13) so as to provide access to an open gap between adjacent fingers in a direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A method and tooling for manufacturing flexible articles of manufacture such as garments, bags, backpacks and accessories that require hemmed edges. The method and tooling are compatible for use in an automated system and simplify the hemming process by performing the hemming operation on a flat pattern of material before the pattern of material has been joined with other patterns of material to form a finished or intermediate three-dimensional workpiece. This facilitates the formation of the hem by allowing the hem to be formed on a flat material pattern on a flat surface, thereby facilitating the folding, creasing and affixing of the hem without the requirement of human dexterity and labor.

Abstract: When a displacement member is located at an open position, an action member causes urging force of an elastic urging member to act on the displacement member such that the displacement member is held at the open position. When the displacement member is located at a closed position, the action member causes urging force of the elastic urging member to act on the displacement member such that the displacement member is held at the closed position. When a connection pin fits into an opening through an entrance for attaching an embroidery frame to a carriage, the connection pin contacts a contact portion of the displacement member and press the contact portion toward a side opposite to the entrance of the opening, and the displacement member is displaced from the open position to the closed position.

Abstract: A load bearing tension member for an elevator system includes a plurality of tension elements arrayed across a tension member width. The tension elements are offset from a tension member central axis, the central axis bisecting a tension member thickness and extending across the tension member width. The tension elements include a plurality of fibers extending along a length of the tension element, and a matrix material in which the plurality of fibers are embedded. A jacket at least partially encapsulates the plurality of tension elements.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper includes a cushion member and a chassis. The cushion member includes a first series of lobes alternating with a first series of recesses along a length of the cushion member. The first series of lobes and the first series of recesses extend along one of a medial side of the sole structure and a lateral side of the sole structure. The chassis is disposed between the cushion member and the upper and includes a series of first supports alternating with a second series of recesses. The supports of the series of first supports are aligned and in contact with respective lobes of the first series of lobes and the second series of recesses are aligned with the first series of recesses.

Abstract: A sole for sports shoes is provided including a base or tread component, a top or midsole component and a least one intermediate or elastic cushioning component. Advantageously, the sole if able to provide high cushioning, elastic yield and stability thanks to the mechanical or structural characteristics of the sole.

Abstract: A fastening system for an object (e.g., a wearable such as footwear) is disclosed that includes a buckle assembly and a strap for adjusting tension. The buckle assembly includes a base and a slider engaged with the base. The strap includes an array of teeth to engage with a pawl formed on the base. The fastening system is configurable between an engaged condition and a released condition based on the positioning of the slider relative to the base.

Abstract: The baseball or softball glove includes a thumb part, an index finger pan, and a web. The web includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion has a first through hole. The second protrusion has a second through hole. At least either the first through hole or the second through hole has an inclined edge that extends obliquely upward from a base of the thumb part or the index finger part on a peripheral edge forming the through hole. The first protrusion and the second protrusion are engaged with each other in a state where the first through hole and the second through hole are connected to each other in a chain shape.

Abstract: A twisting machine for automatic donning is provided. The twisting machine includes an outer yarn branch rail arranged at the middle position of the twisting machine, wherein the outer yarn branch rail is positioned above the twisting machine, so as to successively drive the outer yarn carrier assembly to deliver the outer yarn winding package by suspending; the twisting machine further includes an inner yarn branch rail arranged at the both sides of the twisting machine, the inner yarn branch rail is positioned above the twisting machine, so as to successively drive the inner yarn carrier assembly to deliver the inner yarn winding package by suspending.