Abstract: A tamper resistant parcel delivery box includes a container configured to receive packages therein. A lid is secured over the container via a hinge and a locking interface is secured to the container and has a retractable deadbolt. The box also includes a locking bar having a first end and a second end, where the second end cooperates with the retractable deadbolt. A catch is secured to an underside of the lid to lock the first end of the locking bar to the lid when the deadbolt is extended to force the first end into the catch. In addition, the box includes a tamper prevention circuit configured to selectively prevent the locking interface from actuating the retractable deadbolt when the lid is open.

Abstract: A patch fitting cover or cap for a patch fitting creates a substantially continuous surface toward a glass door pane using an inclined wall of the cover/cap. The patch fitting cover may be attached to a patch fitting to improve the accessibility of an associated glass door. The cover may be constructed as a retrofit cover to replace an existing patch fitting cover. The cap may be constructed to cooperate with an existing patch fitting cover such that the cap is installed on the existing patch fitting cover.

Abstract: A friction bearing for rotatably connecting a first component to a second component, including a spacer arranged to be non-rotatably connected to the first component, a first friction cone non-rotatably connected to the spacer, a housing arranged to engage the first friction cone and be non-rotatably connected to the second component, and a disc spring arranged to provide an axial force on the friction bearing.

Abstract: Methods utilizing a rubber coating developed from chemical devulcanization are disclosed herein. One method includes chemically devulcanizing rubber to create liquid rubber, placing the liquid rubber into a mold configured to form a liner for use with a casket, and drying the liquid rubber to form the liner, which lines an interior of the casket. Another method includes chemically devulcanizing rubber into liquid rubber, placing the liquid rubber into a pressurized spray container, forming a liquid rubber coating spray by preserving the liquid rubber within the spray container, spraying the liquid rubber onto a surface, and drying the liquid rubber to solidify it over the surface. An alternative method includes chemically devulcanizing rubber into liquid rubber, mixing the liquid rubber with asphalt to form a liquid rubber-asphalt mixture, paving a surface with the liquid rubber-asphalt mixture, and drying the liquid rubber-asphalt mixture to solidify it over the surface.

Abstract: An urn and planter combination provides a divided container that both holds the ashes resulting from cremation and a living plant or cut flowers.

Abstract: A mortuary tray for use within a first call vehicle for removing the body of a decedent from the place of death is adjustable in length to suit various vehicles and may be readily broken down into component parts for economical shipping. A rear part is adjustably received within a front part, and a ramp is hinged to the front part. These three parts may be fabricated of lightweight sheet-metal. The front part has protruding fasteners which extend within parallel slots in the rear part and secured by nuts. The ramp has three segments defined by two folds: a first segment aligns with and extends over the rear opening of a vehicle, a second segment extends over the rear bumper, and a narrow third part is the first which engages a mortuary cot as it enters the vehicle.

Abstract: A retractable arm device, system, and method with a locking mechanism for preventing items placed in a device or receptacle from getting stuck, damaged, or torn. The retractable arm includes an inner tube, a pawl, and an outer tube surrounding the inner tube. The inner tube slides within the outer tube and the pawl preventing the retractable arm from moving into an extended position under particular conditions. The retractable arm may be placed in a receptacle for items to prevent the door from being reopened before the door is fully closed.

Abstract: A mailbox portal device, the device including a front, top, bottom, left side, right side, at least one chute in the front of the mailbox portal, where the chute opens, the at least one chute is removably connected to a pliable bag located within the mailbox portal device, a clasp connected to the pliable bag, where the clasp is in an open position to receive at least one package and the clasp is closed when disengaging the pliable bag from the mailbox portal. A method for storing and carrying packages, including opening a chute of a mailbox portal, depositing at least one package into the chute, where each package travels down the chute and into a pliable bag, disengaging the pliable bag from the mailbox portal, and closing the pliable bag for transport.

Abstract: A stowage bin assembly includes a bin bucket assembly having a bin bucket which includes at least one sidewall, the at least one sidewall including a notch and the at least one sidewall having an interior surface. The stowage bin assembly also includes at least one hinge assembly. The at least one hinge assembly includes a housing which is received in the notch, the housing having an interior surface, wherein the interior surface of the housing is substantially flush with the interior surface of the at least one sidewall when the housing of the at least one hinge assembly is received in the notch. The stowage bin assembly also includes a stowage bin door pivotably coupled to the bin bucket assembly via the at least one hinge assembly, the stowage bin door moveable between an open position and a closed position. Related components, assemblies, and devices are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a package securing doormat frame having a concealed security tarp. The package securing doormat frame comprises a frame for receiving at least one mat. The frame has a recessed chamber along at least a portion of the perimeter of the frame. A securing rail is operationally related to the frame and repositionable. A security tarp has at least a portion secured to the frame and at least a portion secured by the securing rail. The security tarp is stored in the recessed chamber. When a package is placed on the mat it is secured by repositioning the securing rail which extends the security tarp over the package. The package securing doormat frame can be a web-enabled, Internet of things device.

Abstract: An example collapsible secured parcel drop box is disclosed and includes a plurality of side panels defining an interior space, a back panel secured to the side panels, a lid movable between open and closed positions over the interior space and a lock assembly disposed on the lid for locking the lid in position to prevent opening of the lid. The disclosed example drop box also includes a bracket temporarily securing the parcel drop box to a fixed structure and an anti-rotation bracket to maintain a fixed position of the drop box relative to the fixed structure. The drop box collapsible for storage and removable from the door when not required.

Abstract: A bag for pet burial or cremation or for holding cremation ashes comprises a sheet of material onto which or into which the deceased pet is to be received; and in one aspect a pocket within the sheet in which a farewell note can be placed. In an other aspect the sheet of material is formed into a pouch having an opening into which a deceased pet may be placed and a first flap which can be folded over the opening to close the pouch. In a further aspect there is a bag comprising a sheet of material on to which the deceased pet may be received and wrapped in the sheet; at least one set of at least one button on a periphery of at least one side of the sheet; and at least two button holes on each side of each set of the at least one button for adjustable securing of the wrapped material.

Abstract: A storage system for receiving and storing a package is provided, the storage system comprising a bin, a lid, a locking mechanism, an unlocking mechanism. The bin is configured for receiving the package. The lid is hingedly joined to a back of the bin, and configured for closing the bin. The locking mechanism comprises a first device joined to a front wall of the bin and a second device joined to the lid, and is configured for automatically locking the first device to the second device, thereby locking the lid with the front wall of the bin when the lid closes the bin. The unlocking mechanism is accessible to a recipient of the package and configured for unlocking the first device from the second device in response to an action by the recipient, thereby unlocking the lid from the front of the bin.

Abstract: A remembrance holder, and in particular, a fabric urn that can be comfortably held, hugged, and carried, while safely and securely suspending the beloved's cremains, whether human or animal, and/or mementos to prevent movement and spillage. The fabric urn comprises a cover, at least two support layers, a keepsake pouch, and a divider affixed to an interior surface of the keepsake pouch. The two support layers are placed within the cover. The cremains and/or mementos are placed inside the keepsake pouch as desired and the keepsake pouch is placed between the two support layers within the cover. Placement of the keepsake pouch between the support layers and the divider prevents the keepsake pouch, as well as its contents, from moving around inside the fabric urn. Based on the fabric material of the cover and the support layers, the fabric urn is soft and fluffy, similar to a pillow, and can be held or viewed as a soft-natured display for comfort and memory keeping.

Abstract: A receiving and pick-up device for postal items (2) having a housing (7) comprising a receiving chamber (8) and comprising a base part (9) and an extension part (11), which is arranged adjustably relative to the base part (9) along an adjustment axis (X), wherein a closable exterior opening (16) is formed on a first front face (15) of the base part (9) and a closable interior opening (18) is formed on a second front face (17) of the extension part (11) being opposite the first front face (15) in the direction of the adjustment axis (X), and having an adjustment device (29), which is designed for adjustment of the volume of the receiving chamber (8) such that the extension part (11) can be adjusted along the adjustment axis (X) between a first position, in which the receiving chamber (8) has a first volume, and a second position, in which the receiving chamber (8) has a second volume enlarged relative to the first volume, and having a deposit band (23) delimiting a floor side of the receiving chamber (8).

Abstract: Users of body bags know and live with the technical issues that come with the reality of the manipulation of the corpse of a deceased animal or human. The simple and efficient design of this body bag is free of unnecessary structures, is expandable to adapt to various body shapes depending on species and size through two expandable gussets, is leak proof through glued side folds, presents an aperture that allows access to the entire corpse through a closable flap, is permanently identifiable through a printed identification area, is the only bag necessary for transportation, storing and disposal and is compact, sturdy, and economical. With this invention, technical issues are addressed while bringing an even more dignified look to the corpse of the deceased in the body bag for the family, the public and the professionals involved in the process.

Abstract: An elevation hinge where one of the parts moves in connection to a guiding means on another part, and wherein a supporting effect is achieved on an elevation of said moving part. The elevation hinge comprises a first part including at least one guiding means, and a second part including at least one connection element for guiding the second part along the at least one guiding means. The guiding means includes a second portion adapted for guiding the connection element to and from a first portion. Guidance is performed in a linear manner or in a rotational and linear manner, in relation to the first part. A spring is fixed between a connection element and an anchor pin on the first part.

Abstract: A self-locking parcel delivery apparatus and method includes a tamper-resistant compartment beneath a bench seat and insulated for protecting delivered parcels. The apparatus includes a lid that is held open magnetically until proactively released to close and locked by a remote user via a software application running on a mobile communications device. The apparatus may be operated in conjunction or cooperation with a software application associated with a video motion detection system so that a remote user can authenticate a supposed delivery person and then, using another software app, activate a remote delivery container to be made ready to receive a delivered parcel.

Abstract: A hinge for door leaves of furniture and the like, which comprises a fixed part that can be connected to a body of a piece of furniture and a movable part that can be connected to a door leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the movable part being mutually connected in an oscillating manner by way of an articulation system that comprises at least one articulation axis and a rocker, the hinge comprising elastic means for opening the hinge which are functionally connected to the at least one rocker; the fixed part of the hinge is shaped so that it can be inserted into a seat defined within the thickness of an upper or lower wall of a piece of furniture.

Abstract: A palmar grip is provided that improves the comfort of the user and is easy to install. A body of the palmar grip contacts a surface of the handle and is wrapped around a portion of the handle to circumscribe it. A wing is attached over two free ends of the body to close the body between those free ends and fasten the body around the handle. The wing provides a palm rest for a user when gripping the handle.