Abstract: The invention relates to a ballistic vest which offers a ballistic resistance meeting NIJ2 Standard 0101.03 and comprises a stack of flexible unidirectional layers in which the unidirectional layers contain strong fibres and in which the fibres in a unidirectional layer run substantially parallel and are positioned at an angle of more than 0 degrees relative to fibres in an adjacent layer, said fibres being PBO fibres.

Abstract: A headgear and method for exhibiting displays, such as company logos, special events, messages, or just general advertisement on the bill of the headgear are provided. The bill can be made from a flexible material sufficiently pliable to permit a display to be embroidered or sewn therethrough, while permitting the bill to maintain its shape. The headgear further includes a resilient headband for engagement against the sides of the head of a user.

Abstract: An eyeshield (10) for protecting babies' eyesight during phototherapy treatment for neonatal jaundice includes a strap (11) of soft material sized and shaped to pass around and secured to the head of the baby. An eye pad (18) is attached or formed integrally with the strap (11). A tab (13) extending from the strap (11) adjacent to the eye pad (18) can be grasped to aid in positioning the eyeshield (10) such that the eye pad (18) lies over the baby's eyes.

Abstract: The present invention is a Weight-Loss Clothing made from Fabrics mixed with Neoprene and Bio-Ceramics which is designed to reduce the weight of users. In order to achieve the objective of the present invention, the present invention comprises an outer layer made from spandex, a medium layer made from anti-bacterial neoprene and bio-ceramics and an inner layer made from polyester, or cotton, or nylon. Unlike other sportswear or exercising clothing of the same kind available on the market, the present invention provides an excellent weight-loss effect and a good feeling and protects the user's skin from allergy and effectively discharges the sweat of the user out of the present invention.

Abstract: A non-terminated, multi-aperture body form-fitting rainwear is provided. In the rainwear, a first waterproof moisture vapor permeable hydrophobic layer couples to a first fabric layer. The first fabric layer faces the body and couples to a first side of the first waterproof moisture vapor permeable hydrophobic layer. The first waterproof moisture vapor permeable hydrophobic layer and first fabric layer are formable about a human body and are constructed and arranged with multiple apertures to accommodate, without termination, two or more human appendages. The rainwear may for example form a shirt, pant, underwear, long underwear and a one-piece body suit.

Abstract: This invention relates to a goalie glove with an improved inner compartment including a modified inner glove or fack adapted to reduce the risk of slippage when the athlete grasps an object or uses the mitt to catch or smother an object such as a hockey puck.

Abstract: A golf glove which includes a glove portion having finger and thumb portions and dorsal and palm portions. The dorsal and palm portions meet along at least one conjoining lateral edge and define a pocket for receiving the eminence of a golfer's hand. The glove portion also includes a pad made from an elastomeric, non-flowing gel. The pad is preferably positioned and dimensioned to substantially encompass the wrist portion of the glove to protect the various aspects of the golfer's wrist from shock and the translation of detrimental shock-related forces due to ball-to-club impact.

Abstract: A glove including a plurality of tucks formed in the fingers, thumb and in the back portion. The tucks positioned on the fingers and thumb are formed in the fourchette of each finger and thumb on both sides of a wearer's knuckles. The tucks formed in the back portion of the glove are located at the peripheral edge of back portion, on both sides of a wearer's hand. The tucks operate to shape the glove to the natural position of a wearer's hand. The tucks also provide for a pre-formed bending crease in the fourchettes to increase flexibility and reduce hand and finger fatigue of a wearer. The fourchettes and the back portion of the glove are formed of an aluminized radiant reflective material to protect a wearer from elevated temperatures.

Abstract: The present invention provides a top knot cap (headgear provided with a ponytail) comprising the upper top knot portion (22) formed by extending the top knot portion (20) connected to the crown (10) and the said upper top knot portion (22) may be bundled with the binding cord (31) to form a ponytail or unfurled to cover the neck. The top knot cap may be provided with the meeting and parting portion (23) that splits apart when the said top knot portion (20) is unfurled. The inventive top knot cap may protect the head part of a user and further express various designs full of ornamental effects.

Abstract: A sport cap has a visor made of thick-walled neoprene foam rubber. The pattern of the visor is approximately crescent-shaped and has an arched inner edge, which is sewn in a stretched form to the elastic headband. In a use position, the visor has a middle convex curvature section and two lateral adjacent concave curvature sections, whereby there is a uniform transition between each of the curvature sections. Due to this multiple curvature of the visor, the visor has a form stability when in use but is at the same time soft and pliable. The cap with visor can be transported while crushed together in any form desired. The visor will always return to its original form once the cap is placed on the head.

Abstract: Fashion accessories having at least one see-through area and a plurality of colored and non-colored objects adapted to be seen behind said see-through area. The objects may be painted by nail polish, to a desired color and may be repainted by removing the previous color using a nail polish remover. The accessories may be used for promoting sales of nail polish.

Abstract: A protective headgear comprising a headband and two shield plates. In a back region, the headband and the shield plate extend down behind the user's ear towards a bottom region on a user's head. The shield plate has a bottom protective rim that is designed to cup underneath a user's skull to shield the base of the user's skull. In addition, both shield plates have a small gap between them so that they wrap around the user's head. Additional components can also be added to this headgear. For example, this headgear can also include a terry cloth in a front region to gather sweat or moisture from a user's forehead. In addition, two ear flaps can also be attached to the headgear to cover a user's ears. These earflaps are designed to keep the user warm in the winter. In addition, this headgear can be alternately opened and closed via a releaseable fastener such as a hook and loop fastener.

Abstract: The invention concerns a protective helmet (1) consisting of a shell (2) designed to protect a user's head and comprising an inside lining (10) having a headband (5) with dimension adjustable by means of an adjusting device (6). The invention is characterized in that the adjusting device (6) comprises two grip members (7A, 7B) designed to be brought together or spaced apart manually by the user to vary the size of the headband (5).

Abstract: The invention is for swimming goggles 400 with a nose-bridge 420 which can be simply adjusted to lengthen or shorten the space between lenses of the goggles and which is safe for the user even when the swimming goggles are stripped inadvertently. The novel nose-bridge 420 comprises a flexible connecting band 422 having first through-holes 422a towards lateral ends and second throughholes 422b spaced towards the midline from the first through-holes 422a, and supporting members 421 on each of the lenses to connect the two lenses with the flexible connecting band 422. The supporting members 421 on each lens are adapted to have a knob 421a extending towards the midline and each have a supporting hook member 421b having a blunt end 421b′ and a hook end 421b″. This arrangement in combination with the flexible nature, allows for easy adjustment of the nose bridge 420 and avoids injury to the user.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved diving mask, wherein the mask body shows, in cross section, a substantially truncated-conic shape or anyway with diverging walls starting from the glass area towards the face-supporting edge and without undercuts. This allows different advantages, among which, above all, to considerably approach the lenses to the face so as to guarantee a visual angle wider than the usual masks. Moreover the inner air volume is decreased with consequent less problems caused by the water pressure, when one dives at a certain depth.

Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable module which is breathable, i.e. permits the passage of moisture vapor, and which further incorporates a pressure relief means for reducing pressure in the inflated portion should the module be subjected to sudden or excessive stress. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a pressure relief valve is incorporated as the pressure relief mechanism in the inflatable module.

Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable module which is breathable, i.e. permits the passage of moisture vapor, and which further incorporates a pressure relief means for reducing pressure in the inflated portion should the module be subjected to sudden or excessive stress. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a pressure relief valve is incorporated as the pressure relief mechanism in the inflatable module. The present invention is further directed to an inflatable module having increased seal strength to make it capable of withstanding the rigors of use.

Abstract: A dispenser is provided for dispensing cleaning and deodorizing products for toilets, particularly for hanging over the rim of a toilet bowl. The dispenser comprises a location device and a refill cartridge for storing product to be dispensed. The location device comprises an attachment member for attaching the device to a toilet bowl and an element for receiving and supporting the refill cartridge. The refill cartridge comprises a container which, prior to use, is sealed with a removable lid, wherein removal of the lid exposes at least a portion of the product contained in the container for dispensing.

Abstract: The water saving siphon cover 100 comprises a flexible air chamber 10 and a rigid air housing 20 connected to the lower side of the air chamber 10 to form an air room 30 inside. The air chamber 10 comprises a supporting portion 11, a variable portion 12 having a horizontal portion 12a and a sloping portion 12b, a ceiling portion 13 closing the upper side of the variable portion 12, an outer flange 15, and a pair of hinge portions 17, each being extended from one side of the outer flange 15. The cup shaped air housing 20 comprises a suction hole 22 and an air vent 23. The water saving siphon cover 100 is installed such that the end of the hinge portion 17 blocks an outlet port 36 in a water tank 37, being hinged to the overflow tube 31. Thus, the water saving siphon cover 100 can save water according to the required amount of wash water based on a change in the opening time of the outlet port 36 caused by a difference between the buoyant force for flushing urine and the buoyant force for flushing feces.

Abstract: The present invention provides an open/close valve which contributes the stabilization of the operation responsibility. A housing has a water-in port and a water-out port. Furthermore, a piston which is slidably mounted in the housing in an axial direction by means of an external operation of a shaft, and a pressure offset means for offsetting the pressure which the piston receives from water in the water-out port to the other side are provided. The piston is attached to a seat face of the housing by being slided on one side in an axial direction to close the communication between the water-in port and the water-out port, and the piston is detached to the seat face of the housing by being slided on the other side in an axial direction to open the communication between the water-in port and the water-out port. The pressure offset means comprises a pressure offset room which is formed at the other side of the piston, and a passage for communicating one side of the piston with the pressure offset room.

Abstract: A wave pool 1 is provided suitable for modifying the characteristics of waves propagating therethrough, the wave pool 1 including at least one waterway 2 having opposing first and second ends 3, 4; opposing first and second side walls 5, 6 extending along at least a portion of the waterway 2; and a waterway floor extending between the side walls 5, 6; wherein the side walls mutually converge towards the second end of the waterway. Also provided is a wave pool 1, wherein the waterway floor includes a first floor surface 14 oriented so as to have a predetermined slope, wherein in use, the nominal depth of water contained within the waterway of the wave pool is greater towards the second side wall. The wave pool 1 may also include a second floor surface 13 adjacent to and mutually exclusive to the first floor surface 14 and located towards the first end 3 of the waterway.

Abstract: A propulsion-release safety vacuum release system (SVRS) for swimming pools monitors vacuum level in a suction pipe and reverses flow within the suction pipe if vacuum level exceeds a predetermined level. Thus, if a bather becomes entrapped on a suction outlet such as the pool main drain, the SVRS system not only releases the vacuum but also pushes away the suction-entrapped bather. In response to an elevated vacuum level, a vacuum-monitoring device actuates an automatic valve, which reverses fluid communications between the influent and effluent conduits of the pump and filter system. In this process, the suction pipe is converted from vacuum (negative pressure) to positive pressure. Thereafter, the automatic valve system automatically resets the SVRS to the original or normal flow configuration. The SVRS functions without interrupting operation of the swimming pool filtration system.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for making aquatic pools such as swimming pools, which consist in covering the panels (1) of a cavity with concrete. The invention is characterised in that it comprises the following steps: preparing a mixture of cement (2), sand (4) and fibres (3); transferring said mixture to a spray nozzle; simultaneously spraying said mixture and water on the wall to be covered, with the spray nozzle (12). The invention also concerns a pool, in particular for swimming obtainable by using said method. The invention is applicable to aquatic pools.

Abstract: A foldable frame includes a supporting frame, which is adapted for supporting a boundary shelter thereto, including a pair of first supporting arms in a parallel manner and a pair of second supporting arms connected to the first supporting arms end to end respectively, a pair of U-shaped folding arms each having two upper ends pivotally connected to the two first supporting arms respectively, and a securing device attached between each bottom portion of the folding arms and each of the second supporting arms of the supporting frame to retain an unfolded distance between the two bottom portions of the folding arms.

Abstract: Kickproof quilt structure including a cover section, a pad section, a pair of first fastening sections and a pair of second fastening sections. The cover section is substantially rectangular. The middle of a top side of the cover section is formed with a notch. The pad section has a shape substantially corresponding to that of the cover section. The middle of a top side of the pad section is connected with the top side of the cover section. The first fastening sections are respectively disposed on two lateral sides of the cover section. The second fastening sections are respectively disposed on two lateral sides of the pad section corresponding to the first fastening sections to be fastened with the first fastening sections. By means of the first and second fastening sections, the quilt is prevented from being kicked off by a user, especially a child or a baby. Also, a ventilation effect can be achieved.

Abstract: The pair of support arms connected with the respectively horizontal both sides of the plural side rail members lift and lower the side rail proper consisting of a plurality of side rail members by the pivotal rotation of the support arms along the pivotally rotational loci between the high service position and the low stored position.

Abstract: A covering to cover at least one of a bed, a sofa, a couch, a love seat, a chair and a recliner. The covering is for use as a decorative bed covering or a blanket providing extra warmth for a user. The covering includes a quilt secured to a comforter by a connection device, preferably a nylon thread. The quilt may be a finished quilt including a batting layer. The batting layer is positioned between the quilt and a top side of the comforter. Alternatively, the quilt may be unfinished, not including a batting layer. The comforter includes a top layer and a bottom layer each formed of a material selected from at least one of cotton, polyester-cotton blend, and remy-cotton blend. The quilt is formed of a material selected from at least one of wool, cotton, linen-cotton blend, and remy-cotton blend. The comforter also includes a middle layer preferably formed of at least one of down, a feather and down blend, and a down-cotton blend.

Abstract: A lift assist apparatus for a wheeled stretcher having an end and a height adjustable undercarriage, the lift assist apparatus including an extendable support apparatus detachably rotatably connectable to the end of the wheeled stretcher.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a bendable bottom member of a bed capable of being lifted in the back bottom member and/or the leg bottom member, etc, used for the bendable portion between the back region and the waist region and/or between the wasit region and the leg region, in which a plurality of bars are disposed side by side and connected bendably with each other to allow the whole extent of the connected bars to be shortened and extended and to be curved, so that it can be curved at a moderate curvature more suitable for the bending posture of a human body lying on the bed.

Abstract: An device for transporting an injured or disabled person from a building in an emergency situation including a source of pressurized fluid, such as a compressed air canister or cartridge, and an inflatable stretcher connected to the pressurized fluid source. The inflatable stretcher includes one or more handles to allow someone assisting the injured or handicapped person down a stairwell of the building. The stretcher includes means for securing the person to the stretcher, and further include air pockets configured to support, secure and cushion the injured or disabled person.

Abstract: An artwork patch attachment system for pillows, which allows an artistic patch to be easily removed and replaced, is provided. The inventive system includes an artistic patch and a pillow, with means for attaching the patch to the pillow.

Abstract: Cover element for mattresses comprising a rectangular surface of elastic wire material (1) where a fastening system comprising zipper sides (2, 6) is arranged around the end edges, such that the cover element may be attached opposite at least one additional cover element with identical fastening system, where the starting points (4) and ending points (5) for the glider sides with glider (3) on the cover element are opposite the corresponding starting points (7) and end points (8) for the box sides on the additional cover element and vice versa.

Abstract: A bucket grasp tool keeps a bucket from spinning while mixing viscous fluid, such as drywall compound, in the bucket with a mechanical mixer and can also open bucket lids. The bucket grasp for spin resistant mixing is an assembly made up of two parts: a grasp part and a foot pressure part, which may have a surface grip portion. The grasp part is of a semi-circular shape and is made of rigid or semi-rigid material. The foot pressure part is of a smooth curved or straight shape and is made of rigid or semi-rigid material. The grasp part and the foot pressure part are integral, preferably both parts being formed from the same piece of material.

Abstract: The preferred embodiments relate to a multipurpose hand device especially comprising utensils. A lift and/or release mechansim is assigned to said utensils, enabling them to be placed in a slightly raised position so that they can be grasped easily or locked in a swing-out position.

Abstract: The present invention employs the use of nanotechnology to textile coloration. The textiles so produced have good fastness and greatly reduce environmental concerns. The present invention provides nanoparticle processed textiles, formulations and methods for producing them.

Abstract: A textile having sufficient water repellency, oil repellency and soil releasability before and after cleaning can be prepared by a method of preparing a treated textile has the steps of (1) preparing a treatment liquid containing a water- and oil-repellent agent and a stain blocking agent, (2) bringing the pH of the treatment liquid to at most 7, (3) applying the treatment liquid to the textile, (4) thermally treating the textile with steam, and (5) washing the textile with water and dehydrating the textile, wherein the water- and oil-repellent agent has a combination of (A) a fluorine-containing polymer comprising a repeat unit derived from vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride, and (B) a fluorine-containing polymer free from a repeat unit derived from vinyl chloride and/or vinylidene chloride.

Abstract: Novel textile finishing compositions for finishing textile articles are provided via the present invention. The textile finishing compositions disclosed herein comprise a cross-linking agent and a catalytic amount of an esterification agent. The cross-linking agents employed herein are selected from polycarboxylates such as homopolymers of ethylenically-&agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated dicarboxylates, copolymers of all ethylenically-&agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated dicarboxylates, and copolymers of ethylenically-&agr;,&bgr;-unsaturated dicarboxylates polymerized with vinyl-containing monomers. Also provided via the present invention are methods for applying the aforementioned finishing compositions to textile articles.

Abstract: A modified cellulosic fiber having superabsorbent properties is described. The modified fiber of the invention has a fibrous structure substantially identical to the cellulosic fiber from which it is derived. The modified fiber is a water-swellable, water-insoluble fiber that substantially retains its fibrous structure in its expanded, water-swelled state. The modified fiber is a sulfated and crosslinked cellulosic fiber having a liquid absorption capacity of at least about 4 g/g. In one embodiment, the modified fiber is an individual, crosslinked, sulfated cellulosic fiber. In another aspects, the invention provides a rollgood that includes the modified fiber, absorbent composites and articles that include the modified fiber, and methods for making the modified cellulosic fiber.

Abstract: A method for measuring soil in a wash liquor or other soil-containing liquid medium, the method comprising:

Abstract: A method for highlighting, or coloring selected portions of, and waving a person's hair in a single sitting. Only selected portions of the hair receive the waving treatment. In the same sitting, other selected portions of the person's hair receive a coloring treatment to attain, in those other selected portions, a color that is either lighter or darker than the subject's natural or preexisting hair color. The proportion of the subject's hair that receives the waving treatment and the proportion that receives the highlighting treatment may vary according to the subject's desires, but none of the subject's hair receives both the waving and the highlighting treatment.

Abstract: A composition for dyeing keratinous fiber which includes incorporated therein an oxidative color-developing substance, an enzyme which reacts with oxygen as a substrate but does not evolve hydrogen peroxide, and a weak reducing agent.

Abstract: An oxidation colorant composition and a method of coloring keratin fibers are provided. The oxidation colorant composition includes a) at least one m-phenylenediamine derivative as a secondary intermediate, and b) a combination of at least two primary intermediates selected from p-phenylenediamine derivatives, p-aminophenol derivatives, binuclear primary intermediates or pyrazole derivatives or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A method for coloring hair and removing the color from the hair when desired, comprising coloring the hair with an aqueous hair color composition comprising, in combination: (i) a reducing agent capable of reducing the —S—S— bonds on the hair fiber surface to form reactive —SH groups; and (ii) a dye molecule containing chemical groups reactive with the —SH groups on the hair fiber surface to form —S—S— bonds between the dye molecule and the hair fiber surface when the hair color composition is applied to the hair at ambient conditions; wearing the colored hair for the desired period of time; and then removing the color from the hair by contacting the hair with an aqueous based color removal composition containing a reducing agent capable of disrupting the —S—S— bonds between the dye molecule and the hair fiber surface to cause the dye molecule to become disassociated from the hair fiber; and a method for removing dye bonded to the hair fibers v

Abstract: A dye composition for dyeing human keratin fibres, such as hair, comprising at least one monocationic monoazo dye of formula (I)

Abstract: A method for making footwear using a finished platform. The method includes providing a finished platform having a peripheral side region; providing an outsole unit; and providing an upper attached to the peripheral side region of the finished platform. The finished platform includes an insole, a sock lining unit, having a peripheral portion for seaming and stitching, which is attached to an upper surface of the insole, and a wrapper covering the peripheral side region of the finished platform, the wrapper seamed to the peripheral portion of the sock lining unit. The present method provides the advantage of having a finished platform which can readily receive an upper. This allows a simple and economical attachment of the upper to a finished platform, efficiently streamlining manufacturing and production of completed shoes, making a simple and cost-favorable shoe production possible.

Abstract: A method for making footwear includes providing a moccasin including a plug attaching to a vamp; providing a sole having an upper surface with a cavity formed within the forward portion of the sole; and, providing a cushioning layer within the cavity of the sole. The present method offers cushioning for the sole of the foot re-creating the “almost barefoot” feeling characteristic of traditional, authentic moccasins. The present method and comfort moccasin provides shock absorption to the sole of the foot in a simple and economical attachment of the moccasin to a sole having a cushioning layer, creating the comfortable and supple barefoot feel of traditional moccasins.

Abstract: A span lock system for a double-leaf drawbridge. A guide housing mounted at the tip of one leaf includes an opening with vertically opposed cushioned shoes slidably supporting an elongate lock bar reciprocative lengthwise in a direction along the length of the drawbridge. A receiver housing mounted at the tip of the other leaf is positioned to interlock with the guide housing and includes a like opening slidably receiving the lock bar between vertically opposed cushioned shoes. A pair of vertical guide columns project from either side of the guide housings opening with the upper and lower edges of the distal sides beveled inwardly, and another pair of vertical guide columns project from the on either side of the receiver housing opening with the upper and lower edges of the proximal sides beveled outwardly.

Abstract: A gangway includes a ladder, which is removably attachable to extend along a side of a boat, and a ramp, which is removably and pivotally attachable to the ladder at a number of vertically spaced locations. The ladder may include a step that is pivoted to extend outward for use with the ramp attached at or below the step. The gangway may also include a removable step that can be attached to the ladder at the locations provided for attachment of the ladder.

Abstract: The invention concerns a swimming pool cleaner utilizing the induced flow to a filter plant pump to cause interrupted movement while cleaning the surface over which it operates. The cleaner incorporates a valve with a hollow domed perforated closure member operating in a body with the valve mounted on a stem carrying a rolling diaphragm or a piston subjected intermittently and automatically to the pressure induced by the filter plant pump.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush includes a handle, a bristle head and a neck extending from the handle to the bristle head. A drive shaft extends through the neck to the bristle head. A motor is situated within the handle and has a pair of spaced recesses and an output shaft situated between the recesses. A reduction gearbox receives torque from the output shaft of the motor and transmits it to the drive shaft at a reduced speed. The gearbox has a base plate having a pair of projections extending into the recesses of the motor, a cover plate fixed to the base plate and at least one gear set between the base plate and the cover plate to transmitting torque from the motor to the drive shaft.