Abstract: A preferably knit beanie has an opening allowing a wearer's long hair to pass therethrough. The opening is bordered by a smooth sewn cuff that prevents a wearer's hair from tangling or getting caught as it passes through the opening. Multiple openings permit wearer's to create a stylish creation with the hair passing through the multiple openings.

Abstract: A headwear piece having a crown and a brim/visor projecting away from the crown. The crown has a wall with a surface for engaging a wearer's head to maintain the headwear piece in an operative position on a wearer's head. The brim/visor has an exposed upwardly facing surface, an exposed downwardly facing surface, and an exposed edge between the upwardly and downwardly facing surfaces. The edge has a thickness between the upwardly and downwardly facing surfaces. The edge has a first layer that extends over at least one-fourth of the thickness of the edge, less than the full thickness of the edge, and continuously from the edge to define a part of one of the upwardly and downwardly facing surfaces.

Abstract: A device for preventing make-up and other materials from rubbing off onto sweaters and garments that are tried on by customers before being purchased. The present protection device is in the shape of a hood that covers the entire head, including the face, of a wearer. The protection device includes a rigid support in the back and an inexpensive semi-transparent material in the front. The rigid support provides structure to the protection device making it easy to handle, protects the hair of the wearer, and prevents hair gel and other material from being transferred to garments. The semi-transparent material in the front allows the user to breathe and still be able to see, so the wearer can locate armholes and other important areas of the garment. Attachment straps are used to secure the device in place around the wearer's head. The present hair and garment protector is preferably made of inexpensive materials so that the protector can be a disposable device.

Abstract: The purpose of this new invention, presently known as the H.I.P. Roome Sash Wrapper, is to supply an easy, attractive and useful way to display and/or bind a sash and/or wrap, shawl, scarf, cord, tie around the mid section of the human body waist and/or hips. The invention would be manufactured in various materials, lengths and widths to accommodate different sizes in waist/hips of the human body and would have loops of various sizes/shapes and materials on each end and loops of various sizes/shapes and materials along the length to bind the sash and/or wrap, shawl, scarf, cord, tie. The end loops would be connected with the use of various clasp and/or the ends of/or full length of the sash and/or wrap, shawl, scarf, cord, tie.

Abstract: A shock absorbing cushion device removable, pressure-adjustable for sports goods, comprising a cover and an air cushion enveloped in the cover, said cushion made as a hollow flat bag whose upper and lower sheets are provided and adhered with round rcesses or line recesses or the both combined, said recesses furnishing the air cushion with shock absorbing elasticity and flexibility whether said cushion is inflated or not. An inflation pump or an air nipple is provided in said cushion for inflating or deflating said cushion.

Abstract: A bottle used to dispense a fluid for cleaning a toilet bowl is configured to provide for refilling the bottle. Such a bottle includes a reservoir, a metering portion, and a cover, which is removable to expose an opening within the reservoir for refilling. The cover may include the metering portion, or it may be formed as a cap at an end of the reservoir opposite the metering portion.

Abstract: A cam member 5 is disposed within a first chamber R1 such that the cam member 5 is rotatable but non-movable in the axial direction. The cam member 5 is non-rotatably connected to a rotor 3 through a connection shaft portion 52 piercing into a piston 4. A second cam mechanism 10 is disposed between the cam member 5 and the piston 4. When the cam mechanism 7 causes the piston 4 to move from the second chamber R2 side to the first chamber R1 side in accordance with rotation of the rotor 3 in one direction, the second cam mechanism 10 allows the piston 4 to move from the second chamber R2 side to the first chamber R1 side by the same amount of movement. When the second cam mechanism 10 causes the piston 4 to move from the first chamber R1 side to the second chamber R2 side in accordance with rotation of the rotor 3 in the other direction, the cam mechanism 7 allows the piston 4 to move from the first chamber R1 side to the second chamber R2 side by the same amount of movement.

Abstract: An annular sealing ring for positioning between the toilet bowel and the surface of the floor, the seal being positioned at any of the conventional locations and being shaped in any effective configurations, said annular sealing ring being novel in that it is comprises unicellar polyethylene foam characterized by resilience and the ability to recover substantially its original shape and thickness after compression loading.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wave pool wherein a portion of the floor and/or beach is provided with a grated section. With the grated section extending along the beach, the grates will allow water to pass into a cavity, wherein backflows are eliminated and rip currents are avoided. With the grated section extending along the floor, the grated section is able to change the effective depth of the pool floor at that location, thereby altering the wave formation characteristics. One or more channels can be provided to circulate water away from the cavity toward the other end of the pool, which helps keep the pool in substantial equilibrium.

Abstract: The present invention is coping for use in a swimming pool, said coping oriented along a longitudinal direction, and comprises a web disposed along said longitudinal direction, including a means for attaching said web to a side wall of a pool; wherein said web including a strip section integrally part of said web; a strip section being preferably irreversibly removable by shearing off a longitudinal strip section from said cap web for irreversibly removing said strip section from a facia of said web to expose an accessory slot defined behind said removed strip section, wherein said accessory slot adapted for attaching accessories to said coping.

Abstract: An optoelectronic device assembly mounted to bathroom equipment is mainly made up of a silicon chip, a face board in match with the silicon chip, a water proof seal plate in combination with a piece of bathroom equipment, such as a faucet, a shower head, a sink platform and a flush tank and bath tub that can be in direct contact with water. The silicon chip of a proper size and thickness is designed in conformance to the dimension and shape of a staged receiving hole of the bathroom equipment and is provided with an extended probe needle or a limiting switch which can be actuated by flow water in bathroom equipment whereby the brightness, colors of source light or sound produced by the silicon chip can be varied in response to the variation of water flow and the temperature thereof either for a change or warning purpose.

Abstract: An assembly for selectively blocking a drain to the passage of water. A drain emanating from a substantially circular opening in a basin, sink or tub is provided with a substantially cylindrical member releasably connected to the basin, sink or tub. The substantially cylindrical member is provided with a fluid inlet for receiving a pressurized fluid and an expandable bladder located within the substantially cylindrical member in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, wherein the bladder is sized and positioned such that when expanded, it blocks the drain to the passage of water. A mechanical pump is provided having a pump chamber and a stem emanating from it such that when the stem is moved, fluid pressure is applied to a hydraulic line connected to the fluid inlet for selectively expanding the bladder.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a transfer top adapted to carry a patient is transferable between a mobile base and a docking station in a hospital room. Thus, instead of transferring a patient between a stretcher and a hospital bed, the entire transfer top with the patient thereon is transferred between the mobile base and the docking station.

Abstract: A light weight supporting board, which is adapted for incorporating with a playyard, pen, cot, and bed, includes a boundary frame, a supporting pocket and a retaining device. The supporting pocket includes a first layer having a tension surface and a second layer overlapped with the first layer to define a receiving cavity between the first layer and the second layer. The supporting pocket defines at least a U-shaped edge holder. The receiving cavity of the supporting pocket has a size and shape adapted for fittedly receiving the boundary frame. The retaining device is provided on the edge holder of the supporting pocket for securely enclosing the boundary frame in the edge holder and retaining a predetermined tension for the tension surface of the supporting pocket.

Abstract: A support pillow comprises a cushion body having a medial region and two opposing arms that define a generally open well, with the cushion body having an outer periphery and an inner periphery adjacent the well. A shell encompasses and tightly conforms to the cushion body. A fabric cover is removably disposed over the shell such that the fabric cover conforms to the shell. The fabric cover defines an opening to permit the cover to be placed over the shell, and the fabric covering includes at least one fastener to close the opening once the cover has been placed over the shell.

Abstract: A rubber bath pillow and seat combination, wherein the bath pillow portion is substantially cylindrical. The pillow is inflated with water. A rectangular planar non-inflatable seat portion is integrated with the pillow along its longitudinal axis. The pillow has an elongated filler tube attached to the cylindrical pillow at one end by a threaded thumb screw having a scalloped periphery. The distal end of the filler tube has a slotted threaded plug.

Abstract: A system for converting a bed into a simulation of four-poster comprising an frame member having a rectangular shape comprising four rail members, each rail member being secured to the bedroom ceiling with fasteners above and parallel with the sides and ends of the bed. Each rail member has a recessed portion extending substantially around its periphery and an upper lip portion formed by the recess and extending around the periphery of each rail member forming the frame member. A first fastening system is applied to the surface of the lip portion of each rail member to couple a valance thereto and a second fastening system is applied to the surface of the recessed portion of each rail member to couple draperies thereto.

Abstract: The invention modulates the air volume in foam cores of cushioning support devices and any other support apparatus using foam or similar materials. The foam core can be incrementally modulated to realize an infinite number of comfort levels as to softness and support firmness. The core consists of self-inflating open-cell flexible polyurethane foam and is completely sealed within an enclosure fitted over it, with one or more valves installed in the side walls which communicate with the outside air. Through the valves air is selectively withdrawn from the foam core, allowing the foam's density to increase. The invention uses relatively inexpensive foam, but through air volume modulation achieves a tactile feel of supreme softness for the user, without giving up the necessary firmness to support the body, as happens with very soft foam (bottoming-out or hammock-effect). When air is extracted from a self-inflating foam core, the surface of the core will soften uniformly while maintaining its support firmness.

Abstract: The invention modulates the air-volume in both mattress-type foam and traditional coil spring cores interactively, obtaining a wide variety of levels of density and indentation force deflection (IFD or spring-back force). Foam core modulation is used to soften or harden the upper surface of the combined two elements to form enhanced-comfort support surfaces. The combinations include multiple chambers of which at least one is filled with self-inflating foam. In most configurations of the present invention, the chambers are completely sealed and are not air communicable with each other. Each chamber is fitted with a valve used to selectively withdraw air from it—but never to pressurize it by adding air forcibly. The combinations of core layers include traditional coil spring cores that may or may not be completely enclosed in their own enclosure. When air is extracted from a self-inflating foam core, its surface softens uniformly, density increases while its IFD value drops.

Abstract: A method for detecting a laundry weight in a washing machine employing a sensorless BLDC motor includes the steps of: determining whether a first predetermined time elapses after a motor is initiated and reaches a certain speed; and controlling the motor in a torque control mode when the first predetermined time elapses and detecting a laundry weight on the basis of the motor speed after a second predetermined time elapses. A laundry weight can be accurately measured and the laundry can be effectively washed even in an environment that a voltage is not regularly applied. In addition, since the laundry weight detecting apparatus of a washing machine employing the sensorless BLDC motor does not include a hall sensor and its peripheral circuit, its construction is simple and thus its price can be reduced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ready-to-use composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibres, and in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising, in a medium which is suitable for dyeing, at least one first oxidation base chosen from para-phenylenediamine derivatives, double bases, ortho-aminophenols and heterocyclic bases, at least one second oxidation base chosen from para-aminophenols, at least one meta-aminophenol as coupler and at least one enzyme of 2-electron oxidoreductase type in the presence of at least one donor for the said enzyme, and to the dyeing process using this composition.

Abstract: Compositions comprising (a) at least one cationic homopolymer comprising repeating units of formula (I); (b) at least one fatty alcohol; (c) at least one alkoxylated fatty alcohol; (d) at least one fatty amide; and (e) at least one oxidizing agent, and methods using the same to provide physical stability to an oxidizing composition, and in treatment compositions for keratinous fibers.

Abstract: The invention concerns an oxidation dyeing composition for keratinous fibers, and in particular for human keratinous fibers such as hair comprising, in a suitable dyeing medium, at least an oxidation base selected among certain substituted paraphenylenediamine derivatives and their addition salts with an acid, and at least a selected coupling agent, and the dyeing method using said composition.

Abstract: A painting device includes a scrubbing material secured to a board for being applied with a painting material. A device may be used for moving the board and the scrubbing material along a supporting surface, such as the corner strap. The scrubbing material may be adjusted relative to the board for being adjusted relative to the surfaces to be painted. One or more wheels may be used for facilitating the movement of the scrubbing material along the floor. A handle may be secured to the board or the scrubbing material for moving the scrubbing material along the corner strap.

Abstract: The invention relates to a toothbrush comprising:

Abstract: A hairbrush has a brush base member and brush bristles provided thereon. Some of the brush bristles have supplemental bristles at positions lower than the middle positions of the brush bristles. Hair is easily entangled on the brush bristles and prevented from unwanted slipping off. The hairbrush makes it easy to style hairdos.

Abstract: A cleaning implement for removing debris from a surface comprises a handle, a mop head, and a joint connecting the handle and mop head; wherein the joint is adjustable and lockable. The joint allows the angle between the mop head and the handle to be adjusted appropriately and then locked into place. Another embodiment of the present cleaning implement comprises a handle and a mop head, wherein the mop heads comprises one or more gliders to facilitate the ability of the cleaning implement to glide smoothly across the surface being cleaned. Methods of removing debris comprise the step of contacting the surface with a cleaning implement of the present invention.

Abstract: A paint roller apparatus for use with a tubular paint applicator including a shaft, a tube-receiving frame, a handle, and a connector. The shaft defines a first end and a second end. The tube-receiving frame is rotatably attached to the second end of the shaft. The handle includes a leading section that defines a plurality of shaft-receiving passages and a bore. The passages are sized to slidably receive the first end of the shaft. The bore extends in a generally perpendicular fashion relative to an axis of each of the passages, intersecting each of the passages. The connector includes a shank sized for placement within the bore. Upon insertion of the first end of the shaft into one of the passages, the shaft is selectively locked relative to the handle via advancement of the shank within the bore.

Abstract: In a wiper arm, a retainer has a longitudinal base wall and side walls extending from opposite side edges of the longitudinal base wall, so that the retainer has substantially a U-shaped cross section that opens toward a wiping surface. A first washer nozzle is mounted at a substantially intermediate portion of the retainer and a second washer nozzle is mounted at an end of the retainer. The first and second washer nozzles have a first engagement portion formed with either a projection or a recessed portion. The side walls have a second engagement portion formed with the opposite of the first engagement portion. The first and second engagement portions interlock with each other, so the nozzles are secured between the side walls.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wiper blade (1) for cleaning glass surfaces on vehicles, especially motor vehicles. The inventive wiper blade consists of an elongated wiper strip (2) consisting of an elastic rubber material and at least one spring bar (3) that is connected to the wiper strip and is curved in such a way that the wiper strip is provided with a different curvature on both sides (1′, 1″) of a connecting element (9) for connecting to a wiper blade arm.

Abstract: An automate glass surface cleaning machine includes a supporting frame which has a fluid receiving chamber provided therein and includes a supporting arm frontwardly extended therefrom, a wiper blade transversely mounted on a front edge of the supporting arm of the supporting frame for wiping on a glass surface, and a vacuum device supported by the supporting frame. The vacuum device includes at least a fluid suction nozzle supported underneath the wiper blade and in communication with the fluid receiving chamber and a motor powers an impeller to create a low pressure on one side of the impeller and a high pressure on the other side thereof so as to create a sucking effect for removing fluid from the glass surface through the fluid suction nozzle and directing the fluid to deposit in the fluid receiving chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus that attaches itself to a surface by negative pressure and that can move over the surface, in particular, for carrying out work, to prevent a risk, depending on the alignment of the surface, of the apparatus dropping downward if there is a decrease in an attachment force in the case of malfunctioning includes a safety configuration that monitors detachment of the apparatus from the surface and, in such a case, attaches a retaining configuration, preferably in the form of a suction cup, to the surface, the retaining configuration retaining the movable apparatus on the surface.

Abstract: A door catch for a sliding door of a motor vehicle includes a holding arm, with the holding arm being secured on a running rail of the sliding door using a holder and being pivotable against a preloaded spring. The catch has a latching member, the latching member being a nose which is arranged on the holding arm, and a counter-latching member, the counter-latching member being a latching cam which is acting transversely to the direction of travel of the sliding door. In the open position of the door, the holding arm latches, through said latching member, with said counter-latching member.

Abstract: The invention concerns a motor vehicle boot lid (3) articulated (in 6) to the ends of a first arm (7) mounted pivoting, at its other end, about a vertical lateral pin (8) integral with the body. Said lid moves from a closing position towards an opening position, substantially perpendicular to said closing position, via the first arm (7) having a curved shape, and a second arm (9) whereof one of the ends is secured to said lid and the other end is mounted pivoting on a sliding sleeve (11) mounted on a guide rail (12).

Abstract: A molded luggage handle wrap comprises an elastomeric plate which folds in one-third increments over the luggage straps of a duffle and includes molded finger depressions in the middle third of the plate as well as a peripheral recessed edge for receipt of a stitched binding.

Abstract: A handle assembly of luggage comprised of a handle grip with a push button, two first sliding tubes, at least one pair of second sliding tubes, two supporting tubes, two first locking devices, each provided below each first sliding tube, at least one pair of second locking devices, each provided below each second sliding tube, a pair of first connecting means attached between the handle grip and the first locking devices, and at least one pair of the second connecting means for controlling the second locking devices. The length of the fully extended handle is expected to be longer than the height of the luggage body so as to provide the user with a luggage handle which can be extended to a sufficient height to meet the user's various towing needs.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a hinge for the hinging of spectacle temples, which allows the automatic closing of the temples on the same front of spectacle which has been removed from the head or which features one or both temples in open or wide-open position. A hinging element is provided attached to the endpiece of the front, which is cam-shaped with an eccentric profile progressively increasing from its internal position to its external position and on which a follower runs. The follower is guided in an axial hole 23 in the temple 20 to be hinged and together with an elastic medium which acts axially with the hinge pin while the follower works on an inclined plane produced by the shape of the cam to help the automatic return of the temple 20 in the closing phase.

Abstract: A cover for temporarily covering a hinge, the hinge having a first portion for mounting on a fixed surface and a second portion for mounting on a door, the second portion hingedly attached to the first portion, the hinge having a first position wherein the first and second portions are perpendicular to one another, and a second position wherein the first and second portions are parallel to one another. The hinge cover includes a first member having a raised central channel, first left and right flanges, and a first vertical flange for resiliently engaging at least one vertical surface of the first hinge portion. A second member includes a raised channel, second left and right flanges, and a second vertical flange for resiliently engaging at least one vertical surface of the second hinge portion, the second body portion raised channel adapted for receiving a portion of the first member raised central channel.

Abstract: A hinge assembly (1) used for a foldable cellular telephone, comprising a pair of abutment members (5, 6), a bias means (7) biasing the abutment members so that the abutment members are pressingly brought into contact with each other, a projection (54) extending in the radial direction of one abutment member (5), and a recess (64) allowing the access of the projection thereto formed in the other abutment member (6), wherein the recess (64) is formed of an inside recess and an outside recess on the radial inner and outer sides of the other abutment member, and the inside recess is formed along the center line of the other abutment member and the outside recess is formed so that the width thereof is increased from the inside recess to the outside so that the side surface of the recess is generally formed in a dogleg-like configuration.

Abstract: A hinge assembly (1) used for a foldable cellular telephone, wherein a pair of abutment members (5, 6) are forcibly rotated by the biasing force of a bias means (7) to a neutral position where the center parts of the projection (54) and the recess (64) of the abutment members are generally aligned with each other in circumferential direction, the projection is brought into contact with the recess at both side parts of the abutment members in circumferential direction when the pair of abutment members are rotated to the neutral position, and the outer surface of the projection and both side surfaces of the recess in circumferential direction should desirably be formed in an arcuate surface and an outwardly projecting arcuate surface, respectively.

Abstract: A handle assembly of luggage comprises a handle grip with a push button, two first sliding tubes, at least one pair of second sliding tubes, two supporting tubes, two first locking devices, each provided below each first sliding tube, at least one pair of jumping means, at least one pair of second locking devices, each having a spring receptacle provided below each second sliding tube, a pair of first connecting means attached between the handle grip and the first locking devices, and at least one pair of second connecting means for controlling the second locking devices. The first sliding tubes, the second sliding tubes, and the supporting tubes are activated at positions irrelevant to their respective lengths due to the provision of the second locking device at the bottom of the second sliding tube.

Abstract: A multi-plane gripping handle for use with a multitude of devices is provided which generally comprises a handle section, a thumb section and a butt surface. The size and shape of the handle section and thumb section are selected to optimize the surface contact between the gripping handle and the hand of the user. The handle section and the thumb section each occupy a separate plane and these in planes are arranged in a selected angular relationship with one another to further optimize the gripping surface contact between the hand and the handle. In an alternative embodiment, the gripping handle may be formed in a split-case construction such that alternative devices may be interchangeably inserted into the gripping handle and thus allow for the gripping handle to be used with various devices.

Abstract: An outside door handle arrangement including an electronic sensor for detecting actuation of an outside door handle of a motor vehicle. An electronic circuit, which is assigned to the electronic sensor, is located directly on a piezoelement such that the piezoelement is used as a circuit carrier. Additionally, the piezoelement is used for holding an assigned electronic circuit such that the electronic circuit is mounted on and is electronically connected to the piezoelement.

Abstract: A depilating device includes at least one pair of depilating claws which are provided on a circumferential surface of at least one rotating cylinder and which are configured to open and close to pinch and pull out hair due to a rotation of the at least one rotating cylinder. A plate has an outer surface and inner surface which is configured to face the circumferential surface of the at least one rotating cylinder and has at least one slit through which the hair passes toward the circumferential surface of the at least one rotating cylinder. The slit extends along a substantially rotational direction of the at least one rotating cylinder.

Abstract: The invention relates to an evaporative crystallization process to make salt compositions that includes a step wherein a mother liquor is formed that contains an effective amount of a crystal growth inhibitor that is selected from oligopeptides, polypeptides, and polymers bearing two or more carboxylic acid groups or carboxyalkyl groups and optionally further phosphate, phosphonate, phosphino, sulfate, and/or sulfonate groups, such as carboxymethyl cellulose with phosphate groups, to form salt crystals with a (111 ) face. The salt can be washed with a reduced amount of washing water while still containing lower amounts of K, Br, SO4, and/or Ca. A wet salt can be obtained by partially drying the salt crystals that are formed.

Abstract: A bag closure system for automatically closing a bag with audible and tactile feedback to indicate proper closure of the bag. The bag closure system includes a bag device having an opening, a first band positioned within a first lip of the opening, and a second band positioned within a second lip of the opening. The first band and second band are comprised of a resilient elongate material that audibly and tactilely indicate when the opening is opened or closed. The first band and the second band further provide for automatic closure of the opening to prevent loss of items within the bag device. The first band and the second band are preferably comprised of a resilient material having an arcuate cross section providing rigidity to the bands when in a straight condition.

Abstract: A securing device and method for its use suitable for use by persons with impaired dexterity for releasably securing two surfaces together comprising a strap with an easy open and close clasp at each end for attachment to the two surfaces. In a further embodiment, the strap can comprise an advertising medium containing, words, logos and pictorial material. The strap may have varying lengths and adjustment means.

Abstract: String core-free invisible zipper structure including a pair of zipper belts and zipper teeth windingly extended and continuously lengthwise sewn along the inward folded edge of each zipper belt. Each zipper tooth has an upper and a lower leg sections and a head section. The gap between the upper and lower leg sections of the zipper tooth is gradually converged from the head section of the zipper tooth to the heels of the upper and lower leg sections, whereby the extensible tolerance of the connecting section between the upper and lower leg sections of adjacent zipper teeth is reduced and the deformation of the zipper teeth caused by lateral pull is reduced. Therefore, the zipper teeth have sufficient buckling strength and the possibility of disengagement of the zipper teeth is minimized. Therefore, the string core passing through the zipper teeth is no more necessary for reinforcing the anti-pull strength of the zipper teeth.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for stone washing a textile material. The stone washing apparatus comprises artificial abrasive stones made from carbon silicon that can be used extensively before requiring disposal. The artificial abrasive stones include means for connecting the abrasive stone to the inner surface of a wash chamber. Also provided is methods of using the abrasive stones.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates a method of forming a textile laminate or composite fabric from a plurality of woven fabric layers, with the method contemplating use of a three-dimensional image transfer device to facilitate efficient and commercially viable use of the method.