Abstract: A window glass for a vehicle including a laminated glass with a vehicle exterior side glass plate, a vehicle interior side glass plate and an interlayer interposed between the vehicle exterior side glass plate and the vehicle interior side glass plate. The window glass also having a conductor pattern including a heating wire disposed on a vehicle interior side surface of the vehicle exterior side glass plate to heat a heating area, as well as a feeding electrode disposed on a part of the vehicle interior side surface close to a lower side of the vehicle exterior side glass plate such that the heating wire is fed with power through the feeding electrode. The feeding electrode is disposed so as not to extend into the heating area.

Abstract: A caulk wiping attachment for a caulk gun includes a tube having at least one open end for providing a circular wiping edge. The tube can be attached directly to a barrel of the caulk gun or to a disposable caulk cartridge installed into the barrel of the caulk gun. The tube can be cylindrical with an annular cross section. The tube can be attached to the caulk cartridge using a sleeve slipped over the caulk cartridge, the tube being attached to an outside of the sleeve. A disposable liner or cup can be held within the tube.

Abstract: A dispensing unit for dispensing a fluid product includes a reservoir for packaging the product, that has a body surmounted by a neck defining an upper opening, a system for dispensing the product, and a device for fixing the dispensing system to the reservoir. The fixing device consists of one single part having securing means on the neck of the reservoir actuated by an axial translational movement and disconnection means with respect to the neck of the reservoir actuated by a rotational movement.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns an erecting spout cap for pouring liquid from containers without removal of the cap itself. The erecting spout cap comprises a lever in the outer lining of the cap embodiment, a memory recoil tongue, and a spout embedded in the casing of the cap, wherein relieving the use of two hands to open and close liquid containers. The lever is engaged with one finger which slides the seal of the cap open. The inner annular wall comprises a concave means to align the erecting spout cap with a stopper material. The serving spout comprises a type of “funnel” to precede passing liquid. An erecting and auto-retracting spout in a closure article thus secures liquid contents from foreign objects and provides a direct and accurate pour.

Abstract: A portable cleaner apparatus including a housing member having a compartment configured to store a solvent, a handle portion coupled to a brush member via a flexible member having a guide member, and an absorbent material disposed within the housing member and configured to transfer the solvent to the brush member. The guide member may be configured to include a rounded leading edge to help guide the cleaning brush within narrow and curved pathways within medical devices, tubing, smoking pipes, or other devices, without causing damage.

Abstract: A mixing bottle for mixing two liquids can include a first and a second storage compartment for storing liquids. The first and the second storage compartments can be separated from each other. The mixing bottle can further include a mixing compartment connected to the first storage compartment by a first dosing device of the mixing bottle, connected to the second storage compartment by a second dosing device of the mixing bottle, and connected to an outlet opening of the mixing bottle.

Abstract: A replacement nozzle for an aerosol canister including a body section including a body channel and an exit aperture in fluidic communication with the body channel, a flange section including a flange channel positioned in fluidic communication with the body channel, and an attachment section including an attachment channel positioned in fluidic communication with the flange channel, an entry aperture positioned in fluidic communication with the attachment channel, and a thread positioned on an outer surface of the attachment section operable to removably attach the replacement nozzle to a stem of an aerosol canister. The attachment of the replacement nozzle enables depression of the stem of the aerosol canister resulting in expulsion of an aerosol comprised by the aerosol canister into the replacement nozzle through the entry aperture, through the attachment channel, through the flange channel, through the body channel, and exit from the replacement nozzle through the exit aperture.

Abstract: A dispenser includes a body having a an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first chamber, a first opening in fluid communication with the first chamber and extending through the body, a second opening in fluid communication with the first chamber and extending through the body, a first valve and a second valve disposed on the body, the valves having a closed and an open configuration, and an actuator disposed at least partially within the first chamber. The actuator may be configured to increase and decrease pressure in the first chamber such that the first valve and the second valve change from their respective closed configurations to their respective open configurations and from their respective open configurations to their respective closed configurations. When in the closed configuration, flow through the valves is impeded.

Abstract: A beverage dispenser has a diluent manifold that dispensing a first diluent, a second diluent, or a mixed diluent to a beverage dispensing valve that receives and dispense the first diluent, the second diluent, or the mixed diluent with a concentrate from a concentrate source. The diluent manifold has a first inlet configured to receive the first diluent, a second inlet configured to receive the second diluent and an outlet that dispenses the first diluent, the second diluent, or a mixed diluent comprising the first diluent and the second diluent. A flow control spool is included that selectively permits the first diluent, the second diluent, or both the first diluent and the second diluent to convey through the diluent manifold such that the first diluent, the second diluent, or the mixed diluent dispenses from the outlet.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a dispensing device including a syrup unit which transmits via one or more orifices one or more syrups and water to a dispensing block, a syrup source coupled to the syrup unit which provides the one or more syrups to the syrup unit, a water source which provides water to the syrup unit, and a cf valve coupled to a first orifice upstream of a solenoid valve where the cf valve provides a first range of pressures to the solenoid valve and where the first orifice is coupled to the dispensing block.

Abstract: A product package includes a container and a lid coupled to the container for rotation about an axis relative to the container. The product package further includes a child-resistant lock configured normally to block access to the contents of the container at the selection of an adult user.

Abstract: A delivering tap for delivering liquids from a container includes a main body with a connecting element having fitting means with the container, and a supporting body adapted to be closed by a plug associated with a cam seal, the supporting body comprising a first opening for exiting liquid, and sealing means associated with the first opening and plug, the supporting body comprising external guiding means obtained on its external surface to guide the plug in the opening and closing of the plug cooperating with a cam profile, the plug comprising a central cylinder having lower sealing means obtained at its lower end and adapted to be coupled with the sealing means of the main body to determine the seal of the plug next to the first opening, the cam profile being made of two parts, the first part on the plug and the second part on the cam seal.

Abstract: An absorptivity of a work is adjusted easily before laser machining is performed. A combined machining method performed by an apparatus including laser machining means and mechanical machining means includes a first step of performing mechanical machining with respect to a laser machining target region which is a target of laser machining on a machining target so that the laser machining target region has a surface shape having a predetermined absorptivity of a laser beam; and a second step of radiating a laser beam to the laser machining target region to heat the machining target after the first step ends.

Abstract: A cooking appliance with an improved structure to increase visibility to get a better look at the inside of a cooking room during cooking while blocking electromagnetic waves generated in the cooking room from leaking out. The cooking appliance includes a main body configured to have having a cooking room and a door arranged on the front of the main body to open or and close the cooking room. The door includes a door frame configured to have an opening formed to see into the cooking room and a conductive border portion around the opening; a shielding member arranged to cover the opening and having a conductive blocking layer configured to block electromagnetic waves; and a fixing member arranged to combine the door frame and the shielding member.

Abstract: The container for easily dispensing contents with an open top end, a closed bottom surface, and sloped side walls. The closed bottom surface being substantially spherical in shape and connected to the side walls by a flexible hinge. When pressure or force is applied to the bottom surface's spherical shape, that bottom surface flexes or bends from a first stable convex position to a second stable concave position. The transition from the convex to concave position can dislodge contents within the container for consumption without the need of a spoon or other devices.

Abstract: A vessel for containing water includes a bladder body formed from flexible substantially waterproof membrane sheets sealed at least partially around the sheet edges to define a bottom portion, a top opening, a handle portion and a spout. A support ring is sealed to the top opening to define a fill mouth for introducing water into the bladder body. The bladder body is configured to be folded into and retained within an interior of the support ring for storage.

Abstract: A flow meter water cap system for tracking water consumption includes a bottle cap apparatus and at least one bottle vessel. The bottle cap apparatus comprises a cap body having a central spout extension and a principal aperture extending therethrough. A cap top is slidingly coupled around the spout extension and is selectively engageable with a cylindrical stopper to seal and alternatively unseal the principal aperture. An electronics housing is coupled within a thread depression of the cap body and has a flow aperture aligned with the principal aperture. A flow meter, a CPU, a transceiver, and a battery are coupled within the cavity. The flow meter is configured to detect a volume of fluid flowing through the flow aperture and the transceiver shares information from the flow meter and the battery. Each bottle vessel comprises a bottle body having a neck that is selectively engageable with the cap body.

Abstract: A toothbrush includes a handle, a head at a distal end of the handle comprising a bristle plate, a hole extending through the bristle plate, a plurality of bristles at least partially disposed in the hole and extending from the hole in a direction away from the head, and a reservoir in fluid communication with the hole. Fluid in the reservoir enters the tuft holes and is wicked out of the head of the toothbrushes by capillaries formed between the bristles.

Abstract: A beverage supplying device comprising: a touch panel for receiving an operation for selecting a main syrup constituting a main beverage, and a topping syrup added as flavoring to the main beverage; a second syrup solenoid valve for opening and closing a passage for supplying the topping syrup that is stored under pressure in a syrup tank; a second syrup pump for intermittently supplying the topping syrup while the second syrup solenoid valve is open, the second syrup pump being provided to the passage for supplying the topping syrup between the syrup tank and the second syrup solenoid valve; and a nozzle for producing the main beverage by mixing the main syrup with water or carbonated water at a prescribed ratio, and producing a beverage by mixing the topping syrup with the main beverage without diluting the topping syrup.

Abstract: A valve for controlling the flow of a solid material from an opening includes a gate having a first face adjacent the opening, a second face opposite the first, and an orifice. A support is disposed adjacent the second face of the gate and is configured so that the gate can move relative to the support from a first position permitting the material to flow from the opening through the orifice and a second position preventing the material from flowing through the opening. The support is movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction so that the distance from the first face to the opening can be varied.