Abstract: A nail clipper for pets has a scissors structure provided with cutting surfaces formed by curved blade pieces. The curved blade pieces are created by dividing a spherical or elliptical body into quarter pieces having a hollow interior and formed with curved cutting edges. The blade pieces are hinged to opposite ends of a holding piece and moved by pivoting parts coupled to the ends of operating parts of the scissors structure. By operating the scissors structure, the curved blade pieces open and come together to cut the pet's nail, producing smooth nail edges cut in a curved shape with a single cutting action.

Abstract: A fruit slicer includes an X-hinged device including two handles pivoted by a pivot that separates the X-hinged device into an upper portion and a lower portion, an arcuate resilient plate having two ends fixed to the upper portion of the X-hinged device, and a plurality of blades each having a first end fixed to the arcuate resilient plate and a second end fixed in a recessed portion of the X-hinged device. A respective pair of the blades has a gap therebetween. An elastic element is mounted between the handles for biasing the handles away from each other. The arcuate resilient plate is deformed when the handles are pressed toward each other, thereby reducing the gap. The arcuate resilient plate restores its shape when the handles are released.

Abstract: An electric hand power tool has a housing, a rotatably driven tool, a protective hood which at least partially covers the tool, a handle and an auxiliary handle for a two-hand guidance of the power tool, wherein the auxiliary handle is hollow and formed as a withdrawal passage for a removed material thrown from the rotatably driven tool.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cost-saving and space-saving combination of a low-waste peeler and an auxiliary tool. The low-waste peeler comprises an elongate grip and a fork-like mounting pivotally and movably connected to the grip. The mounting is provided with two prongs, and a swinging blade is attached between the prongs. The mounting is pivotally and movably connected to the auxiliary tool as one piece, while the grip is a separately part. The mounting and the auxiliary tool are pivotally and movably attached to the grip. In the peeling position, the auxiliary tool is accommodated in the grip of the peeler.

Abstract: A power tool, such as a reciprocating saw. The power tool generally includes a spindle for supporting a tool element, a body defining a pivot axis and housing a motor and a drive mechanism driven by the motor, the drive mechanism driving the spindle, the body having a forward end supporting the spindle and a rearward end, and a grip connected to the rearward end of the body for pivoting movement about the pivot axis. The power tool may include a locking assembly for locking the grip in a pivoted position relative to the body and a switch assembly at least partially supported on the grip. The switch assembly is preferably inoperable when the locking assembly is in an unlocked condition, and the locking assembly preferably cannot be moved to the unlocked condition when the switch assembly is in an operating condition.

Abstract: A reciprocating saw comprising a cutting arrangement; a rotatable drive shaft with a drive shaft axis, wherein the drive shaft comprises a first eccentric; a timing actuator capable of performing reciprocating motion, wherein the timing actuator is associated with the cutting arrangement so that, in use, the reciprocating motion of the timing actuator is transmitted to the cutting arrangement; and a counterweight capable of performing reciprocating motion, wherein the counterweight is coupled to the first eccentric so that rotation of the first eccentric drives the reciprocating motion of the counterweight, wherein the reciprocating motion of the counterweight is out of phase with the reciprocating motion of the cutting arrangement, characterised in that the drive shaft comprises a second eccentric, wherein the second eccentric is associated with the timing actuator so that, in use, the rotation of the second eccentric controls the reciprocating motion of the timing actuator.

Abstract: A can opener has a shaft for effecting rotation of a traction wheel for moving a can relative to a cutting wheel to sever an upper annular lateral side of the can, and is equipped with an adjustment element, which is screwed onto a threaded outward end portion of the shaft, and which has two wing portions in contact with corresponding sloping portions of a hexagonal member so that when the shaft is turned together with a rotary lever in the cutting direction, the hexagonal member is first turned relative to the adjustment element for a small angle for the higher portions of the sloping portions to be pressed against the wing portions to cause reduction to the space between the traction wheel and the cutting wheel; thus, the wheels can clip an annular wall of a end cover of a can in between.

Abstract: A laser alignment tool includes a line laser assembly including a laser and emitting a laser beam line and an electronic target assembly including a photo detector array. The laser beam line of the laser is pointed toward the center of the photo detector array with the longitudinal axis of the laser beam line being perpendicular to the centerline of the photo detector array. The line laser assembly includes a laser diode having a line-generating lens attached in front using a lens holder and being mounted onto a tilt stage. Using a line laser provides a certified accuracy of +/−0.005 inches at a distance of 10 feet. The electronic target further includes a narrow band pass filter and a discrete LED display that is controlled by a microprocessor. The microprocessor may be programmed with a variable range for each LED of the discrete LED display according to the alignment task.

Abstract: A laser angle guide assembly has a stand and a laser guide. The laser guide is rotatably attached to the stand and has a laser pointer, a transparent column, a guiding rod, an index stick and a protractor. The laser pointer has a head for emitting a laser. The transparent column is attached to the laser pointer to transfer the laser to an index line with an inclination. The guiding bar is attached to the laser pointer. The index stick is attached to the guiding bar and has an index section with an inclination parallel to the inclination of the index line. The protractor with graduations is rotatably attached to the index stick and corresponds to the index section. Accordingly, the laser pointer will generate an index line to provide a guide to the doctor to insert the needle into the patient body at a desired angle.

Abstract: An improved measuring system that aligns with the decimal system and the speed of light, and yields user friendly results when converting between U.S. linear, metric, and the speed-of-light measuring systems. It is an intelligent system, one that society will easily learn and embrace.

Abstract: Measuring means for determining measurement error factors of a measuring machine, which measures toothing tolerances of gearwheels by inserting two gauging balls in different tooth gaps of a gearwheel and then taking measurements from the positions of the inserted balls, comprises a reference master having two first helically extending grooves disposed on an external or internal circumference of the master and representing tooth gaps receiving the two gauging balls to permit simulated measurements applicable to an externally or internally helically toothed gearwheel with an even number of teeth and two second helically extending grooves disposed on the same circumference as the first grooves and representing tooth gaps for respectively receiving the two balls to permit simulated measurements applicable to an externally or internally helically toothed gearwheel with an uneven number of teeth.

Abstract: An inspection device includes a mount that secures the inspection device to the object for travel along the object, a sensor attached to the mount that measures characteristics of the object, and a position indicator attached to the mount that determines the position of the inspection device on the object.

Abstract: A touch probe 9 for a coordinate measuring apparatus is proposed which includes a touch probe chassis 29 adapted to be attached to the coordinate measuring apparatus, a support for the sensing stylus 39 which is mounted on the touch probe chassis 29 so as to be deflectable from a rest position and on which a sensing stylus 47 is mountable for contacting a workpiece 17, a deflection measuring system 55, 57 for detecting a deflection of the support for the sensing stylus 39 with respect to the touch probe chassis 29 and an inspection optics 61 for inspecting a tip 49 of the sensing stylus 47. The touch probe 1 is characterized in that at least one of the components support for the sensing stylus 39 and touch probe chassis 29 comprises a transverse support 39 which extends transversely to a direction of extension of the sensing stylus 47 and which is transparent to light in at least a portion thereof and which is disposed in a beam path 69 of the inspection optics 61.

Abstract: A combined laser, level, and tape measure has a magnetic edge for attaching to metal fence posts for use in obtaining accurate measurements of the drop and gait needed for constructing a fence on a sloping terrain. It is configured with the laser emitter on the top for generating a laser beam perpendicular to the fist post along which the device is moved to align the laser beam with the ground point at a second post spaced apart from the first at a higher elevation. A measuring tape positioned baselined to the laser and positioned at the bottom of the device is drawn down to measure the distance from the laser beam to the ground, which is equal to the drop in elevation between the two posts.

Abstract: A tape measure comprising a calibrated tape, a reel shaft around which the tape is reeled up into a spool, and a housing in which the reel shaft is rotatably mounted and the spool is received. In order to avoid the disadvantages resulting from a too fast reel-up speed, there is provided a unilateral deceleration brake, which effects only in the reel-up direction of the tape, with a plurality of brake shoes and corresponding presressed spring means and a rotor carrying the brake shoes, wherein the rotor is coaxially and unrotatably mounted on an extension part of the reel shaft, and the brake shoes are pivotally jointed to the rotor and biased by the spring means to remain in a first position, in which the brake shoes are spaced from the inner wall of the housing by a predetermined clearance.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a stop block device of a measuring tape, particularly a measuring tape capable of retracting the tape and increasing the buffer of stopping and blocking effect to prevent the shear force produced by excessive retracting speed. A stop block button, which is an improved structure, constitutes a stop block effect by pressing down the button to improve the life of the measuring tape and the safety to user.

Abstract: A rotary movement converting mechanism for converting a rotary movement of a rotary body (43) into a linear movement of a movable body (2) has a support body (42) fixed to a body frame (3) and provided with a slit (42A) along an axial direction of the rotary body (43), a spiral groove (43A) formed on the inner circumference of the rotary body (43), and a top member (41) provided on the movable body (2). The top member (41) has an engaging member (41 A) inserted through the slit (42A) and having a tip end engaged with the spiral groove (43A), and a stop member (41C) for stopping the linear movement of the movable body (2) when a load is applied on the linear movement of the movable body (2). Accordingly, when a load is applied on the linear movement of the movable body (2), the linear movement is stopped and the minute displacement of the movable body (2) is restrained, thereby enhancing the stability of a measuring instrument in measuring a workpiece.

Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus is composed of a cassette block and a vacuum processing block. The cassette block has a cassette table for mounting a plurality of cassettes containing a sample and an atmospheric transfer means. The vacuum processing block has a plurality of processing chambers for performing vacuum processing to the sample and a vacuum transfer means for transferring the sample. Both of the plan views of the cassette block and the vacuum processing block are nearly rectangular, and the width of the cassette block is designed larger than the width of the vacuum processing block, and the plan view of the vacuum processing apparatus is formed in an L-shape or a T-shape.

Abstract: A plant for the drying and treatment of a pourable mineral material. The plant includes a combustion apparatus, introducing smoke gases into a rotary-driven rotary drum for cocurrently with the pourable mineral material. The rotary drum is inclined in the conveying direction, has installed fittings on the inner circumference and is connected sealingly at its outlet end to a shaft. The installed fittings in a front introduction region of the drum are transport blades. The shaft is put under a vacuum by means of a fan and is set up to take over the material and gas stream emerging from the rotary drum. A Venturi fitting is arranged coaxially in the rotary drum, upstream of the outlet, and a bypass for conveying air is arranged in the drum casing in the introduction region.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for making particles comprising: (a) spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension, which comprises a solvent and a bulk material (e.g., a pharmaceutical agent), through an atomizer and into a primary drying chamber, having a drying gas flowing therethrough, to form droplets comprising the solvent and bulk material dispersed in the drying gas; (b) evaporating, in the primary drying chamber, at least a portion of the solvent into the drying gas to solidify the droplets and form particles dispersed in drying gas; and (c) flowing the particles and at least a portion of the drying gas through a jet mill to deagglomerate or grind the particles. By coupling spray drying with “in-line” jet milling, a single step process is created from two separate unit operations, and an additional collection step is advantageously eliminated. The one-step, in-line process has further advantages in time and cost of processing.

Abstract: A drying machine according to the present invention includes an interface unit connected to a separate washing machine with a data communication line for receiving load information from the washing machine, a rotatable drum containing a load of wet clothes which are previously washed by the washing machine, and an air supply system coupled to the drum for supplying dry air into the drum. The machine further includes a heater coupled to the air supply system for heating the dry air, and a dryer controller generating a control signal to the heater in accordance with a set of operation values which are determined based on the load information.

Abstract: An apparatus for drying a travelling wet fibrous web is provided which comprises a rotating air-permeable drum. The drum is at least partially surrounded by a hood which has an interior space for receiving a flow of air and directing the flow of air through a permeable inner wall towards the outer surface of the drum. At least a portion of the hood is divided into individual sections in a cross-machine direction. Apparatus is provided for supplying a flow of drying air at a first temperature to the hood, and for supplying profiling air at a selected different temperature different from the first temperature to at least one of the individual sections.

Abstract: A clothes dryer comprises a main chamber (C1) for receiving clothes to be dried, an evacuating pump (P1) coupled between the main chamber (C1) and a secondary chamber (C2) provided with an evacuating pump (P2): the first pump (P1) is of a large flow-rate compared with the second pump (P2). Superheated cool steam may be injected into the main chamber (C1), serving both to heat and dry the wet clothes: the superheated cool steam may be generated in a water-containing vessel (30) in which a heat exchanger tube (12), coupled between the two chambers (C1, C2), is disposed.

Abstract: A drying rack for the stationary drying of articles to be dried, which can be installed in the drum of a clothes dryer. The articles can be knitwear or shoes that must not be moved when dried even when the drum turns. For articles, especially, wool articles, to dry faster, the drying rack has at least two spaced-apart surfaces disposed one on top of the other on which the articles to be dried can be spread, thereby substantially enlarging the surface of the articles to be dried. As such, the drying air current can better remove the moisture and larger individual wool articles can be dried in the clothes dryer.

Abstract: A drying rack can be fixed in the drum of a tumble dryer to dispose items to be dried in a static manner. The items can be, for example, woolens or shoes that should not be rotated with the moving drum during the drying process. To prevent the items to be dried from coming into contact with the rotating drum, the drying rack includes an external casing, which seals the rack off from the periphery of the drum. An internal rack, in particular, including several levels, can be located inside the external casing. The items to be dried can be distributed on the levels.

Abstract: A flexible container in the form of a bag is described for use in a non-immersion dry cleaning process. Bag walls that are appropriately stiff and slick are preferred (preferred Kawabata Evaluation System stiffness and surface friction values are given), as are bag designs that are inherently three-dimensional and self-supporting. A preferred embodiment is a tetrahedral bag having a slick polymeric coating on the interior surface.

Abstract: A device for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer comprising a reservoir for storing a fabric treatment composition and transfer means to expose fabric treatment composition from the reservoir to airflow generated inside the tumble drier and/or to directly contact fabrics in the dryer, thereby transferring a portion of the fabric treatment composition into contact with fabrics in the tumble dryer during a tumble drying cycle; characterised in that the transfer means comprises compressed foam.

Abstract: A primary objective of the present invention is to provide a slipper having good draining functions so that perspiration, water, sand, and dirt will not accumulate in the slipper and to provide comfortable enhanced support with a special massaging effect on the foot sole of the user with respect to the user's motion and wear.

Abstract: A shoe, sandal, beach shoe, or other form of footwear, integrates a slot within its sole structure, as this footwear is assembled, and within the slot is a continuous band, that may form part of the shoe vamp, strapping, or related structure, and which vamp or band may be turned, for displaying different coloration or designs, texture, or means for providing support, massaging, or stimulation, of the foot, as through interiorly protruding tips, or to form and dispose apertures that furnish ventilation and aeration to the foot thereunder, all in order to change the aesthetics of the footwear at the desire of the user. In addition, to add to the structural integrity of the constructed shoes, a part of the vamp or its strapping, may extend upwardly, and have a loop formed therein, or even loop back on itself, and which may embrace the upper part of the changeable vamp, to facilitate its retention, and structural configuration, when the vamp is turned, to vary its appearance.

Abstract: An insole having a molded base and a top sheet. The insole includes directional air ports for facilitating airflow above and below the insole. In addition, the insole has a shock absorbing pad positioned on the bottom of the base to provide cushioning to the area of the joints of the metatarsals and proximal phalanges and along a portion of the fifth metatarsal. A rear shock absorbing pad is provided which provides cushioning to the center of the calcaneus and which has an extension along the medial portion to provide cushioning to the talus. Two anatomical centering devices are provided on each side of the rear portion of the insole to support and direct the foot into the proper position over the cushioning pads. The medial anatomical centering device also provides additional stiffness to the arch area.

Abstract: The invention is an upper for an article of footwear that includes a textile having fusible filaments or fibers. The textile is incorporated into the upper and specific areas of the upper are heated such that the fusible filaments or fibers fuse with other filaments or fibers to form fused areas. In comparison with unfused areas of the upper, the fused areas may impart properties that include greater stretch-resistance, stability, support, abrasion-resistance, durability, and stiffness, for example. In addition, the fused areas generally provide air-permeability without significantly increasing the weight of the footwear.

Abstract: The invention provides shoes for the elderly and disabled that are easy to put on and remove, that fit comfortably, and that are fashionable. This invention is a shoe with a slide fastener that zips open horizontally along the edge of the upper, with the upper being detachable along the edge of the outsole from the outside of the ankle to the base of the big toe, and with a slide fastener that is attached horizontally along the edges of the upper and the outsole from the base of the big toe to the outside of the ankle. Fastening tapes A and C (hook strips) are attached at the pull-tab of the slide fastener and the edge of upper, respectively, and second fastening tape (loop strip) is attached at the quarter in line with the other hook strips. A composite of polychloroprene rubber foam glued together with synthetic fabric is used as material for the upper. An ornamental design made of the same material as the upper, but in different color and texture, is attached to the upper.

Abstract: A support apparatus for supporting the plantar fascia of a foot. The support apparatus is made of an elastic material expandable in the width and longitudinal axis of the foot. When in operative position on the foot, the apparatus frictionally remains in place mid the first metatarsal bone and extends behind the heel of the foot above its os calcis bone such that when the foot is caused to bear weight, the apparatus expands along the longitudinal axis of the foot to its limit of expandability such that the arch of the foot is maintained substantially unchanged as the foot alternates between load bearing and non-load bearing orientations.

Abstract: A retainer for removably attaching a ground engaging tooth to an adapter. The retainer comprises a cylindrical steel member adapted to fit into a pocket defined in the outside surface of the adapter and an opening defined in an inside surface of the tooth. The retaining pin is further held in a locking position by a secondary retainer made of spring steel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for beverage merchandising including an annular collar for the neck of a beverage decanter, such as a coffee carafe, which is able to display text information or pictures along its outside surface. The display of text information or pictures may be performed using a graphical insert, such as paper, inserted into a slot formed along the outside surface of the annular collar.

Abstract: A structure of an ornamental article with light variations is disclosed. The ornamental article comprises a main holding body enclosing an appropriate amount of a filing solution, wherein the filing solution contains evenly distribution of a plurality of light-reflective plate bodies; a pump having an outlet and an inlet, secured within the main holding body; and a guiding tube having one end connected to the outlet of the pump, and the other end of the guiding tube connected to the inlet of the pump, or directly recycled to the main holding body, whereby the pump causes the filing solution to flow within the guiding tube and the light-reflective plate bodies reflect light from each direction and angle when the filing solution is flowing within the tube, producing light flickering and glittering effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a decorative water ball, which includes a base being provided with a lighting source inside. A sealing cover is placed in the base to connect with bottom end of a transparent ball. Water can be fulfilled in the ball. A lot of lighting fibers are jointed at middle portion of the sealing cover and outer end of each lighting fiber is extended randomly in the transparent ball to emit the light from each outer terminal that obtains a special lighting effect.

Abstract: A particulate-filled article and method of creating the article is disclosed. The article includes a flexible container and is filled with at least one type of particulate material. Other materials such as pliable solid materials and sponge-like materials may be arranged within a cavity of the article along with the particulate material. The particulate materials may be various colored sands or other particulate materials. A method of fabricating the article is also disclosed.

Abstract: An amelioration of a side-beam reflecting billboard structure includes a solid transparent acrylic board of an appropriate thickness having at least one light source at one of the sides thereof and at least one text-and-graphic surface at the front side thereof; and the characteristics of the invention are that at least one reflecting board applied with guiding ink is provided within the interior of the acrylic board and the reflecting board crisscrosses with the traveling direction of the light beams from the light source to the acrylic board, so that the light beams are thoroughly reflected on the guiding ink of reflecting board.

Abstract: A mounted display assembly for easy reader access to printed information is provided. The assembly may include a ring assembly mounted on a spine, where the spine is attached to a wall, vehicle, equipment or instrument. A plurality of transparent display pockets are attached to the ring assembly, or alternately coupled to the spine by a comb binder, a spiral binder, staples, pressure grips, a booklet binding, or other suitable coupling devices known in the art. The display pockets may have slits or openings that permit the insertion and removal of sheets or pages into and from the display pockets.

Abstract: A weapon system comprising a firearm having a barrel through which a projectile may be propelled and further comprising a non-lethal means for selectively ejecting a stream of fluid, such as an incapacitant, in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the barrel and aligned with the sights of the firearm. The system removably houses a fluid containing pressurized canister, the outlet of the canister co-operating with a nozzle for the release of said fluid from said canister under control of a nozzle trigger mechanism. The pressurized canister, nozzle and trigger mechanism may be removably mounted on said firearm.

Abstract: Safety device for guns which can be activated by a special key, which is incorporated to the hammer in gun models in which the hammer just protrudes from its lodging slot in the frame, being constituted by a safety acting by direct obstruction of the movement of the gun hammer, with the purpose to avoid accidents when the gun is handled by other persons than the owner which has a special key.

Abstract: A fishing line strike indicator and improved hook setter. This device utilizing a body having a hole there through for allowing a fishing line to be inserted and affixed thereto. A water deflector extends from this body and faces the attached lure. When a fish strikes the lure attached to the fishing line attached to the strike indicator, the strike indicator, as it is pulled through the water by the fish pulling the line attached to the lure or by the current of the water, offers resistance in the water thereby increasing the chances that hook will be automatically set in the fish's mouth.

Abstract: A fishing rod holder comprises (i) a base, (ii) a first upstanding member pivotally coupled to the base; and (iii) a second upstanding member pivotally coupled to the base such that an angler can place a fishing rod onto the first and second members, then readily remove the fishing rod from the upstanding members when a fish strikes a fishing line coupled to the fishing rod.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the reduction or inhibition of corrosion in an atmospheric burner unit by adding to a combustion system an effective amount of manganese, or a manganese precursor source, or derivative. The system may further include a catalyst package that may be composed of one or more individual organometallic compounds of Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Mo, Fe, Co, Pt, Ce, and combinations, mixtures or precursors thereof. The manganese component of the catalyst package of the present invention reduces or eliminates the poisoning of the combustion system, whereby improved combustion and reduced emissions result. In addition, this invention inhibits both high- and low-temperature corrosion that occurs on the hot surfaces of burner furnace walls and tubes, and on cooler surfaces of the burner unit exhaust stack.

Abstract: A fuel composition exhibiting improved anti-static properties, comprises a liquid fuel which contains less than 500 parts per million by weight sulfur; 0.001 to 1 ppm of a hydrocarbyl monoamine or hydrocarbyl-substituted poly(alkyleneamine); and 10 to 500 ppm of at least one fatty acid containing 8 to 24 carbon atoms, or an ester thereof.

Abstract: A fuel composition comprising: (a) a hydrocarbon fuel selected from the group consisting of diesel and gasoline; and (b) a synthetic blend, wherein the fuel composition further comprises a fuel additive composition comprising:

Abstract: This invention is directed to a catalyst and an associated process for polymerizing olefins or olefin-containing compounds, to corresponding olefin polymers, to derivatives of the olefin polymers, and to lubricant and fuel compositions that include the olefin polymers or their derivatives. The polymerization catalyst is a metal complex and optional cocatalyst where the metal complex is formed from a bidentate ligand having a nitrogen coordinating group and a second coordinating group selected from oxygen, sulfur, selenium and tellurium groups and a metal compound where the metal is a transition metal, boron, aluminum, germanium or tin. Highly branched and reactive ethylene polymers are formed from the catalyst and process of the present invention. The ethylene polymers and their derivatives are useful in various applications including as performance additives in lubricants and fuels.

Abstract: A method of reducing the particulate emissions in an internal combustion engine, said method comprising operating the internal combustion engine with a fuel composition comprising a major amount of hydrocarbons boiling in the gasoline or diesel range and an effective particulate emission-reducing amount of an alkylene oxide-adducted hydrocarbyl amide having from about 3 to 50 moles of alkylene oxide per mole of hydrocarbyl amide.

Abstract: The invention is a method of transforming a lawn into a stable, healthy plant community that can be maintained as a stable, healthy plant community without use of synthetic, non-organic, non-natural pesticides and fertilizers. The method comprises implementing a three-year, or three entire growing season program, wherein in the first two years, a transition is made to utilization of increasing proportions of organic and natural fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides, and improved biological, natural controls and cultural practices. In the third year or full growing season, the lawn is transformed into being free of synthetic, non-organic fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides through se of organic fertilizers, organic herbicides, organic insecticides, biological and natural controls, and improved cultural practices.