Abstract: A support structure for a solar panel includes a beam disposed above a post. The beam includes a first side recessed inwards to form a first rectilinear groove extending in a longitudinal direction of the beam. The first rectilinear groove includes a groove opening having two opposite edges each of which inclines downwards to form a slant face connected to the first side. A spacing between two opposite inclined groove walls of the first rectilinear groove gradually decreases towards the groove opening. A U-shaped saddle is disposed between the post and the beam and straddles a top portion of the post. Two sides of the saddle respectively abut two outer faces of the post and are secured to the post. A top portion of the saddle is secured to the beam by a fastener unit.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a cup holder. The cup holder includes a base, a cylindrical sidewall extending from the base, a first tab and a second tab coupled to an outer surface of the cylindrical sidewall, a sensor that measures the pressure applied to the first tab, a processor, and an actuator. When no pressure is applied to the first tab, the first tab is fully protracted into the cup holder and the second tab is fully retracted out of the cup holder. When pressure is applied to the first tab, the first tab moves away from a central axis of the cup holder and the second tab moves toward the central axis of the cup holder.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a container for carrying trash bags. The container includes a first compartment in a rectangular prism having a top wall and a first side wall operable to open and close for access to the first compartment. The container also includes a second compartment in a triangular prism and secured to the first compartment. The second compartment includes first and second side walls connected to the top wall of the first compartment on bottom edges of the first and second side walls and an opening operable for access to the second compartment. The container may also include a first strap coupled to a second portion of a buckle clip and a second strap coupled to a second portion of the buckle clip and operable to secure to the first portion of the buckle clip. The first and second straps and the buckle clip are operable to attach the container to a janitorial cart.

Abstract: A cable hanger including a body defining a support coupling and a number of supported element couplings. The support coupling is a rigid element support coupling.

Abstract: A horizontally arranged six-degree-of-freedom constant-stiffness mechanism is provided, and includes an upper platform, a bottom plate, three composite spherical hinges, spherical hinges, support rods, guide rail slider assemblies, and six electromagnetic adjustable stiffness units. Two ends of a shaft on which a permanent magnet is fixed in each electromagnetic adjustable stiffness unit are fixed to the bottom plate via shaft supports. Axially moving housings of electromagnetic adjustable stiffness units are fixed on sliders of the guide rail slider assemblies via slider backing plates respectively. Guide rail slider assembles are fixed on the bottom plate. Tops of the housings are mounted with the spherical hinges respectively. A bottom of the upper platform is uniformly mounted with the composite spherical hinges. One end of each support rod is threadedly connected to a corresponding one of the spherical hinges, and another end is connected with a corresponding one of composite spherical hinges.

Abstract: Systems and methods for mounting one or more framed solar modules are disclosed. A solar module mounting system can include a plurality of support members configured to support one or more framed solar modules above a mounting surface, such as the ground or the roof of a building. The support members can include rails formed from a rigid material, such as steel. The solar module mounting system can also include a plurality of attachment mechanisms each configured to secure a portion of a framed solar module to a portion of a respective one of the support members.

Abstract: A fire hose support assembly for inhibiting a fire hose from kinking includes a pole that has a plurality of telescopic sections such that the pole has a telescopically adjustable length. The plurality of telescopic sections includes a lower section, a middle section and an upper section. A trough is pivotally attached to the pole and the trough has a concave profile to conform to the shape of a fire hose. The pole is vertically oriented on a support surface having the trough being spaced upwardly from the support surface. In this way the trough can support the fire hose in a manner that inhibits the fire hose from kinking when the fire hose is attached to a fire engine.

Abstract: A vehicle seat having a lower part and an upper part displaceable relative to the lower part in a longitudinal direction, and a spring element for cushioning longitudinal horizontal movements of the upper part relative to the lower part. A scissors frame connects the lower part and the upper part so that they can move relative to one another. The spring element comprises a first holding arm connected to the upper part, and a second holding arm connected to the scissors frame. The first holding arm and the second holding arm are connected to one another by a first connecting element such that the first holding arm is displaced towards the second holding arm during a displacement of the upper part relative to the lower part. A resiliently deformable spring element part is deformed during a displacement of the first holding arm relative to the second holding arm.

Abstract: The ladder crawler for use with a ladder comprises C-shaped ladder leg engagement having a support platform and a ladder rung engagement portion adapted to removably attach to a ladder leg. The C-shaped ladder leg engagement may comprise front rollers adapted to ride on the front side of a ladder leg and back rollers adapted to bear against the back side of a the ladder leg. The support platform is attached to the C-shaped ladder leg engagement in spaced relation to the ladder rungs. The rung engagement portion comprises a plurality of pawls disposed adjacent to an inside of the ladder leg. At least one of the plurality of pawls may be adapted to engage a ladder rung to hold the work platform adjacent to the rung when in a locked orientation.

Abstract: A mount system for a supporting a plurality of photovoltaic panels includes a plurality of stanchions. Each stanchion is spaced apart from other stanchions in a linear stanchion array having first and second ends. Each stanchion includes a vertical member and a transverse member supported by the vertical member. The transverse member has a plurality of support points. The system includes a plurality of anchor arrangements. A first anchor arrangement is located proximate the first end and a second anchor arrangement is located proximate the second end. The system includes a plurality of cables. Each cable is under tension and extends between the first and second anchor arrangements. Each cables extends to engage and is supported by a support point on a transverse member. The system includes a plurality of photovoltaic panel attachments. Each photovoltaic panel attachment is secured to a point on a photovoltaic panel and to a cable.

Abstract: A mounting assembly comprises a reinforcement channel configured to nest around a first base of a first hat-shaped channel wherein the first hat-shaped channel is configured to nest around a second base of a second hat-shaped channel and the second hat-shaped channel is configured to nest around a load distributing channel. The mounting base, the reinforcement channel, the first hat-shaped channel, the second hat-shaped channel and the load distributing channel are configured to be removable with respect to a fastener along the fastener axis. The fastener is received through coaxial apertures located within the mounting base, the reinforcement channel, the first hat-shaped channel, the second hat-shaped channel and the load distributing channel. The channels are of a certain length that is sufficient to add stiffness to an object being supported by the mounting assembly.

Abstract: A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket coupleable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. Tilt adjustment mechanisms are used to adjust the tilt of the display bracket.

Abstract: A cable tray assembly includes first and second cable tray sections each including a base and rails extending transversely from longitudinal sides of the base. At least one of the base and the rails defines a plurality of holes. A splice plate is configured to engage the first and second cable tray sections for attaching the first cable tray section to the second cable tray section. The splice plate defines a plurality of holes. At least one snap-fit connector includes a head and a plurality of resiliently deflectable arms extending from the head. The arms of the connector are configured to extend through aligned holes in the splice plate and one of the cable tray sections to secure the splice plate to said one of the cable tray sections.

Abstract: A fixture that fits over the rail of a ladder and is secured by setscrews. The fixture has a clamp portion and a flange that extends perpendicularly to the clamp portion. The flange can have a hole to place a hook to hang objects. A pair of fixtures can be used to support flat sheet materials ranging from a canvas board to a sheet of drywall or a wood panel. Supported by the flanges, the device lets a user measure and cut the drywall or paneling either horizontally or vertically. Moreover, with the fixtures positioned high on the ladder, it allows a user to climb the ladder and then place the drywall on a wall or ceiling. The fixtures can also hold a tool bucket so that the user can have, for example, a drill at hand to drive screws needed to hang the drywall or paneling.

Abstract: A method and apparatus include attaching a lighted cup holder to a seating arrangement. The lighted cup holder includes a cup holder body and a light-producing light source, with the cup holder body being attached to the seating arrangement and having a cup receptacle therein, the light-producing source being disposed within the cup receptacle for illuminating the receptacle. A light-sensitive element operatively connected to the light source selectively controls production of light by the light source in such a manner that illumination of the cup holder is provided only under conditions where visibility is reduced to the point that it becomes difficult to locate the cup holder. The light-sensitive element is mounted on a master lighted cup holder and controls illumination of the master lighted cup holder and one or more slave lighted cup holders operatively connected to the master lighted cup holder.

Abstract: A ceiling fan brace bracket assembly with a bracket, at least two holes, at least one first screw, and at least one second screw. The bracket has a channel that opens toward a bottom of the bracket and at least one lip that extends along the channel. The channel is sized and shaped to extend around a ceiling fan brace. The at least two holes extend through the at least one lip, and each of the at least two holes is configured to align with a corresponding screw hole in an electrical box. The at least one first screw is a press-fit screw and is configured to extend downward through a first hole of the at least two holes. The at least one second screw is configured to extend upward through a second hole of the at least two holes.

Abstract: An embodiment rail device includes an upper rail, a first bearing support on the upper rail, a lower rail, a bearing connection end on the lower rail and inserted into the first bearing support, a vertically elongated bearing contact adjustment hole on the lower rail, an upper bearing rotatably connected to the bearing connection end and in close contact with a floor of the first bearing support, a lower plate including a fastening groove that receives a lower end of the lower rail, a bearing shaft mounting hole on a wall surface portion of the fastening groove and matched with the bearing contact adjustment hole, a second bearing support outside the fastening groove and having an opened upper portion, a lower bearing rotatably disposed within the second bearing support, and a bearing shaft fastened to the bearing shaft mounting hole and the bearing contact adjustment hole by a screw.

Abstract: A clip to facilitate a coupling of an object to a suction cup includes a body having a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface. The body defines an opening extending from the first surface to the second surface. The clip also includes a tongue adapted to engage with the suction cup and extending inside the opening from the body. The tongue includes a first end attached to the body and a second end arranged at a gap from the body.

Abstract: A device, system, and method for mounting solar PV panels to rails. The device can include a bottom clamp that secures the solar PV panel to the rail by creating tension between the return flange of the solar panel frame and the rail. The bottom clamp can be structured to snap onto the rail sides. Mid-clamp versions of the bottom clamp can be so structured that the solar PV panel and bottom clamps can be removed by prying the opposing sides of the bottom clamp from above the solar PV panels.

Abstract: A bracket system for mounting a support rod, such as a closet rod, a shower curtain rod, a towel bar, or the like, between two support surfaces. The bracket system includes a bracket member and a cover member. The bracket member includes a base portion and a rod support member. The rod support member includes a support portion that supports the support rod and a spring portion that facilitates coupling of the bracket member to the cover member. The spring portion is compressed or deformed and then the cover member is slid over the spring portion. Upon release of the compression on the spring portion, the spring portion exerts an outward restoring force onto the cover member to couple the cover member to the bracket member. The support rod is supported by the support portion of the rod support member and extends through an opening in the cover member.