Abstract: In a set of protective gear for a firefighter or for an emergency worker, a helmet is covered by an aluminized cover, which is joined to an aluminized shroud along an uninterrupted juncture, so as to eliminate any gap between the shroud and the cover, where the cover is joined to the shroud. In a preferred embodiment, the uninterrupted juncture is defined by a permanent seam, which is sewn and which may be sealed by an adhesive sealant so as to be fluid-impervious. Being uninterrupted, the seam impedes and, if sealed by an adhesive sealant, blocks infiltration of heat, water, gases, or smoke between the shroud and the cover. In an alternative embodiment, cover and the shroud have common region including the uninterrupted juncture, the common region being aluminized. The common region blocks infiltration of heat, water, gases, or smoke between the shroud and the cover.

Abstract: The present invention provides a face guard for a sports helmet having at least two ear holes. The face guard includes a main body having an arrangement of elongated members. The face guard also includes a pair of quadrilateral projections for securing the face guard to the helmet, wherein the projections are integral with and extend from the main body. The projections are positioned below the ear holes in the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet. Also, the projections are positioned adjacent a lower edge of the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet. The projections are positioned below a rear lower edge of the helmet when the face guard is secured to the helmet. Each projection has first and second vertical members that are configured to engage a connector that secures the face guard to the helmet.

Abstract: The present invention provides a leg pad comprising a shin guard and a strap. The strap comprises a first section, a second section and a third section. The first section affixes the strap to the shin guard and comprises a rear surface for facing the shin guard and a front surface that comprises a front affixing portion. The second section extends from the first section and comprises a rear surface. The third section extends from the second section and comprises a rear surface that has a rear affixing portion. In use, the rear surface of the second section faces a back portion of the wearer's leg and the third section at least partially overlaps the first section such that the user can engage the rear affixing portion with the front affixing portion for securing the leg pad to the leg.

Abstract: An improved way to protect the thigh of motorcycle riders from heat of a motorcycle engine and the hot pavement of the road. The rider's body is leveraged over the engine of the bike, and the need arises to protect the thigh of the rider from extreme heat. Intense heat often causes blisters on the rider's thighs after a long ride. To protect themselves, motorcyclist have used different items, from chaps to mounting a shield apparatus directly on the motorcycle. The Thigh Heat Guard prevents blisters by covering the rider's thigh with a flexible material in a predetermined shape. Further including straps to secure said invention to the human thigh. Allows for easy adjustment and a custom fit for each rider. Lightweight for freedom of movement and easily removed when not needed. Thigh Heat Guard requires no modification to the motorcycle, and is inexpensive.

Abstract: A torso-covering garment for playing paintball having gripping areas to enable the user to grippably contact a gripping area of the garment with the butt stock of the gun. Each gripping area comprises a pliant, non-cushioning substrate. Common embodiments of the garment are shirts, jerseys, jackets, and vests. A method of playing paintball which comprises wearing the garment of the invention, and a method of farbricating the garment.

Abstract: Garments and garment sets are described that include a jacket having a powder skirt and trousers that can be attached to the powder skirt via at least one fastener. One embodiment of the invention includes a water resistant jacket, an elasticized powder skirt having at least two edges, the first of which is attached to the water resistant jacket, at least one fastener connected to the second edge of the powder skirt, water resistant trousers including a waist opening and two leg openings and at least one corresponding mating fastener connected to the trousers. The fastener and the corresponding mating fastener are constructed to detachably fix the powder skirt to the water resistant trousers. In several embodiments, the fastener and corresponding mating fastener are two mating zipper portions of standard length that can be combined to form a zipper irrespective of the garment size.

Abstract: A wader includes a wader leg and a leg insulator. The leg insulator is placed in contact with the wader leg and provides thermal insulation for a user's leg when the user is wearing the wader. However, the leg insulator can be easily and conveniently removed from the wader leg while the user's leg is positioned within the wader leg. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to remove the wader in order to reduce the amount of thermal insulation provided to his or her leg.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to various gloves capable of ventilating air in and out of themselves in response to various user input forces. More particularly, the present invention relates to a glove which, has a body arranged to define at least one opening for receiving at least a portion of a hand of an user therethrough and an interior arranged to extend from the opening inwardly into the body and for retaining the received portion of the hand of the user. Such a glove also include at least one pumping module which couples with and/or disposed inside the body and is capable of supplying air to the body and/or dispensing air from the body through at least one input force applied by the user and/or at least one movement of at least a portion of the body of the glove which is effected by such an input force of the user. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to various pumping modules arranged to be incorporated into various gloves and/or various actuator modules.

Abstract: A protective glove is disclosed having a flexible liner conforming to the shape of a hand and wrist and having a plurality of rigid guards secured thereto over the distal, middle, and proximal phalanx bones, the metacarpals, and wrist bones of the wearer. A distal guard is shaped as a cup placed over the posterior side of the distal phalanx bone. Middle and proximal guards protect the middle and proximal phalanx bones of the hand and may be embodied as rings positioned slightly distal of the finger joints and having extensions extending distally therefrom. A metacarpal guard secures to the posterior of the glove over the metacarpals and extends toward the anterior of the hand, providing a cutout to receive the thumb. A wrist guard encircles the liner over the wrist bones and is spaced apart from the metacarpal guard to permit wrist articulation.

Abstract: The potholder is a hand protection device with a generally rectangular body having two outer surfaces, at least one layer of flexible insulating material disposed within the body, and two pockets disposed on one of the outer surfaces. The layers of the potholder provide sufficient thickness to reduce the amount of heat radiating through the potholder from the heated object to the hand. Each pocket covers about half the entire area of the potholder and is positioned so that the openings of the pockets face each other. The fingers of a hand are placed in one pocket and the thumb is inserted in the opposite pocket. The pockets retain the potholder on the hand and prevent accidental burns incurred by grazing a hot object. A number of horizontal rows of stitches are sewn between the pockets to form a crease that facilitates the folding of the potholder.

Abstract: A protective sports glove includes a free-floating subcuff for increased protection of a wearer's forearm and wrist. The glove also includes die cuts in the back portion that are configured to provide increased and more realistic flexibility. The glove also has increased ventilation for a wearer's hand in the form of mesh areas located within the palm portion and within die cuts formed in the back portion of the glove The protective sports glove further includes a multiple piece cuff for increased flexibility and a ventilated liner that provides a secure fit during play.

Abstract: An article of athletic clothing is provided with at least one sting reducing multilayer laminate pad. Preferably the laminate pad comprises an inner layer made of vibration damping material such as an elastomeric material and preferably silicone gel. The pad also includes a layer of force dissipating stiffening material as an intermediate layer located outwardly of the inner layer of vibration damping material. The pad also includes an outermost cover layer.

Abstract: A painter's mask has an aperture in which is inserted a glass or lens protective shield. The shield has a gasket having an upper edge on which is attached a header arranged in an arc. Projecting from the arc are a number of spaced atomizers which deliver jets of pressurized air over and in front of the shield to deflect falling paint particles and liquid from the shield during a paining operation.

Abstract: A perspiration band for a headgear formed from a moisture-absorbing material for protecting forehead and temples of the user from contact with the non-absorbent headband. The perspiration band has an irregularly-shaped unitary body defined by a first straight edge and an opposing edge that has an outwardly extending arcuate tab. The perspiration band is adapted for positioning over a headband of the headgear when folded lengthwise and with the securing members engaged.

Abstract: A utility pocket having a waterproof enclosure with an opening covered by a transparent material. The pocket includes a flap which can be selectively opened to reveal an item contained within the waterproof enclosure. The enclosure allows for storage of relatively low profile items such as identification cards and keys. A method of attaching the pocket in combination with the associated components allow for reduced thickness to create a streamlined, integrated look with outerwear to which it is attached.

Abstract: A composite seam system including a narrow weld bead joining two panels of fabric and a seam tape applied thereon. The applied seam tape comprises a top layer, a reinforcing layer and an adhesive layer melted through the reinforcing layer and connecting the top layer to the fabric panels over the weld bead. The narrow weld bead and the small seam allowance of the fabric panels it joins allows the seam tape to be secured over the weld bead to the fabric panels while lying in a flat plane. The use of a narrow reinforcing layer of woven polyester, nylon or non-woven ultra-fine fibrous material in the seam tape allows the seam tape to be flexible enough to move with the fabric it joins, reducing the incidence of tape edge abrasion.

Abstract: Invention restrains through the design of the harness, without the use or manipulation of attached cumbersome technology. Invention is a harness of three straps that is designed to easily adjust to fit the restrainee. A primary strap has two secondary left and right straps each attached to the left and right of the primary strap's center point. These two secondary left and right straps each have loops at their ends. The primary strap is placed across the restrainee's front with the secondary left and right straps brought over the shoulders (and crossed or left uncrossed) or under the axillae, depending on the placement of the primary strap. The two ends of the primary strap are brought through the loops of the secondary left and right straps. The ends of the primary strap can be threaded through each or both loops. The guardian then holds the ends of the primary strap.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a sanitary cubicle.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a toilet cleaning device which is capable of cleaning a toilet stool by supplying cleaning water in an appropriate quantity corresponding to the state of usage by a user, which is provided with a self-diagnosis function for diagnosing cleaning water stoppage or the like, and which has a simple constitution so that maintenance can be performed easily. The output of a Doppler sensor 11 is amplified by an amp 31,and a frequency spectrum is determined by an FFT calculation portion 32. A flow rate is determined by conversion in a flow rate calculation portion 33 on the basis of the frequency spectrum. A controller 34 operates other devices on the basis of the flow rate calculated by the flow rate calculation portion 33 and the operational state of a cleaning instruction button 16. Cleaning water supply valve 36 is opened and closed in accordance with instructions from the controller 34.

Abstract: A system for collecting bio-waste material is provided. The system includes a plurality of collection receptacles associated with a structure, each of the plurality of collection receptacles receiving the bio-waste material without the use of water as a carrier. A transport network extends from each of the plurality of collection receptacles to at least one storage receptacle located at the structure. A plurality of electromechanical carts are disposed within the transport network and automatically collect and package the bio-waste material to form packaged bio-waste material.

Abstract: A tactile therapy system for use in a spa, hot tub, or pool. The tactile therapy system is based, at least in part, on the hand or foot maps specified in the reflexology art. The system thus includes a pattern of protrusions configured in accordance with reflexology hand map or foot map on which an individual may apply his or her hands or feet. The reflexology-based tactile therapy system may optionally be combined with hydrotherapy, by placing hydrotherapy jets among the pattern of protrusions.

Abstract: An earthquake-proof bed that (1) has segmentalized components, (2) is easy to handle, and (3) is easily constituted by simple assembly, using connecting parts such as bolts. The bed includes (1) multiple lower frames that are dividable in the longitudinal direction of a bottom-plate of the earthquake-proof bed, (2) multiple side frames that have support beams and that are connected to a floor frame—which is assembled by connecting the lower frames together—at a desired height above the floor, (3) multiple upper frames that are connected to the top-side beams of the side frames arranged at the ceiling portion of a rectangle that is surrounded by the side frames, (4) multiple cambered roof units that are mounted upon and connected with the upper frames, and (5) multiple floor panels arranged on the floor frames.

Abstract: Certain embodiments include a system and method for braking in a patient positioning system. The system includes a patient positioning surface for supporting a patient, a first brake for affecting motion of the patient positioning surface, and a second brake for affecting motion of the patient positioning surface. In an embodiment, the first brake is a power-off brake that is active when power is removed from the brake. The second brake is a power-on brake that is active when power is applied to the brake. Power may be applied and/or removed from the first and second brakes o affect the motion of the patient positioning surface.

Abstract: An ambulance cot is provided having a wheeled carriage, a frame for mounting the wheels, a horizontally oriented patient litter supported from the wheeled carriage and variable, pneumatically powered height scissors frame. The pneumatic actuator is designed to give a patient air-ride transportation and an adjustable height litter for lifting a patient from the ground. The patient litter has a pivoting hinge for transporting a patient down stairs. This pivot will allow the stretcher to pivot to a horizontal angle while going down stairs, for patient support and ease of transportation for said operator below. One embodiment has tracks attached over the wheels to provide a more stable and smooth ride as the cot is moved down stairs. Another embodiment comprises a translational trolley configuration. A hand brake is mounted on the patient litter for braking the tank-like motion of the tracks.

Abstract: An inflatable bedrest which is composed of a bladder which when inflated defines three longitudinally extending side walls disposed in a triangular configuration. To support the bladder in the desired triangular configuration, there is provided an interior baffle mounted within the bladder which in one embodiment comprises a pair of longitudinally extending panels disposed in a V-shaped arrangement and joined to the side walls. In another embodiment, one or more transverse panels form the baffle, either alone or in conjunction with the V-shaped panels. The bedrest may be used to form an assembly which may be assembled to the head end portion of a bed mattress and serves to adjustably lift the head end portion.

Abstract: Primarily this is a pillow that consists of cloth material to encase goose down. Sides are sewn together to form a pillow, except for one side which will remain open to formulate a cavity in the interior to receive the water hold within the main body. Internal zipper closure thus insuring proper restraint of the water hold. External zipper on open end of removable pillow cover, as a means of rendering the water pillow as a whole.

Abstract: A baby mat comprises a main region having a constant width, a head region having a shape of semicircle, and a leg region. A projection part for holding a baby head is provided in the head region of the baby mat, and side projections are provided on both sides of the main region. The baby mat is increased in height from the leg region toward the head region.

Abstract: Bedding article which includes a core and a flame-resistant protective cover surrounding and enclosing the core. This Abstract is not intended to define the invention disclosed in the specification, nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Abstract: A swimming pool mattress, for floatably supporting a user on a water surface includes a plurality of floatable mattress members, each having two engaging end portions and a mattress surface extending between the two engaging end portions, and at least two spacedly apart frame holders respectively engaging the two engaging end portions of each of the mattress members in a detachably connecting manner. Therefore, the mattress members are retained between the two frame holders to align the mattress surfaces of the mattress members to form a floating platform for supporting the user to rest thereon and to float on the water surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mattress for supporting a reclining body with low body pressure and in alignment. The mattress, extends in a lateral direction from side to side and extends in a longitudinal direction from a mattress head to a mattress foot where the mattress includes a head part, a shoulder part, a waist part, a hip part and a leg part. The reclining body has a displacement profile that causes the mattress to undergo differing vertical displacements when supporting the reclining body. The mattress core has displacement parameters established by internal contour interfaces varying to match the displacement profile of the reclining body while supporting the reclining body with low body pressure. The core has a plurality of regions where the vertical displacement in one or more of the regions varies to match the displacement profile of the reclining body to maintain the reclining body in alignment.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus suitable for decolorizing a textile product using ozone. The apparatus of the present invention enables the decolorization rate to be adjusted by adjusting the water content of the textile product and controlling the ozone concentration to achieve uniform decolorization. The decolorization apparatus for a textile product of the present invention includes an airtight container, a rotary drum which rotates in the airtight container, an ozone generator connected with the airtight container through an automatic valve, a water supply unit, and a blower unit which includes an air heater and supplies hot air and cool air to the airtight container. The ozone concentration inside the airtight container is maintained at a desired level by measuring the ozone concentration using an ozone analyzer and controlling the ozone generator.

Abstract: The object is to avoid contaminating the washing conversely by contaminated detergent and provide a dry cleaning machine and dry cleaning method, solving hygienic issues. In a dry cleaning machine which supplies detergent from a detergent tank 11 to a washing tank 10 and washes the washing in the washing tank 10 and treats detergent used in the washing tank 10 by a filtering tank 16 and sends the treated detergent to the washing tank 10 to use detergent cyclically, wherein contaminating the washing conversely by washing can be prevented, as detecting contamination level of detergent discharged from the washing tank 10 while supplying detergent to the washing tank 10 and washing the washing, and when the detergent contamination level reached a prescribed threshold level, storing the detergent discharged from the washing tank 10 temporarily and sending the detergent to a distiller 14 and supplying fresh detergent from the detergent tank 11 to the washing tank 10.

Abstract: A method for controlling dewatering of a washing machine includes detecting an initial reference eccentric position of a drum and an initial amount of eccentricity while a drum of a washing machine is rotated at a low speed, detecting a current eccentric position and a current amount of eccentricity of a drum while the drum is rotated at a low speed again after being rotated at a high speed, and controlling dewatering operation based on the detected initial reference eccentric position, the initial amount of eccentricity, the current eccentric position and the current amount of eccentricity.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of modifying a polymer having epoxy-reactive groups, which comprises contacting it with an aqueous solution of a quaternary amino-2,3-epoxypropane and a polymer modified by the incorporation into the molecule thereof of quaternary amino-2-hydroxypropyl-3 groups.

Abstract: Defined broadly, the present invention is a cleaning device platform. e.g. Scrub brush, wall washer car washer and abrasive pad holder that can be ergonomically held by hand and also easily attached to a quick disconnect attachment that is embodied to a handle allowing a full 360 degree swivel movement for floor, wall or car cleaning applications.

Abstract: A brush/scrapper device cleans dirt and debris from the soles of outdoor sports shoes, such as the cleats of golf or other such shoes. The device is a single piece frame having a body portion to which a brush is mountable and an appendage portion for engaging a bumper. The frame being a single piece bent to form the body and appendage portions and is removably mountable on the bumper of a vehicle like a golf cart without modification of the vehicle.

Abstract: A brush/scrapper device cleans dirt and debris from the soles of outdoor sports shoes, such as the cleats of golf or other such shoes. The device is a single piece frame having a body portion to which a brush is mountable and an appendage portion for engaging a bumper. The frame being a single piece bent to form the body and appendage portions and is removably mountable on the bumper of a vehicle like a golf cart without modification of the vehicle.

Abstract: A cosmetic product applicator, typically for mascara, includes a) a cap, typically threaded, b) a longitudinal stem in an axial direction, and c) a brush including an axial support and an application material securely attached to the support by means of a method of attachment, the application material typically forming a multitude of bristles or tufts of bristles, the longitudinal stem being securely attached, at its upper extremity, of the cap and, at its lower extremity, of the axial support of the brush. It is characterized in that the support is made of plastic including part or all of the means of attachment, and in that the application material includes a multitude of bristles or tufts of bristles.

Abstract: The present slideable nonrolling spreader includes a handle with a corner spreader end and an edger end having a shroud. The spreader includes a relatively wide base that exerts pressure upon a relatively wide piece of spreading material having a generally flat fiber cushion for the loading and unloading of paint. The fiber cushion includes a depth, a width and a height, with the depth being less than each of the width and height.

Abstract: A central vacuum assembly including a vacuum cleaning apparatus, a ventilation apparatus, a heat exchanger for transferring heat energy between air in the vacuum cleaning apparatus and air in the ventilation apparatus. Optionally, a fan for circulating air within the vacuum cleaning apparatus and/or the ventilation apparatus operates in a low speed mode for ventilation and a high speed mode for vacuuming.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaning tool for a vacuum cleaning device has a housing with a working chamber that has a bottom plate provided with a suction slot extending transversely to a working direction of the vacuum cleaning tool. The housing has a housing front wall facing in the working direction. The housing front wall has a receptacle, and an illumination element is arranged in the receptacle for illuminating a working surface of the vacuum cleaning tool. A light-permeable cover closes off the receptacle and covers the illumination element. The illumination element is a cold light lamp emitting cold light.

Abstract: A squeegee assembly (60) includes first and second protrusions (314) interconnected to a support (172) to which front and rear flexible blades (170a, 170b) are mounted. In preferred aspects, squeegee assembly (60) is of a curved design such that the flexible blades (170a, 170b) are spaced at the center of the support (172) where a suction tube (174) is provided and taper towards each other so that their ends are closely adjacent each other. The first and second protrusions (314) define upper and lower channel portions (324, 326) between the flexible blades (170a, 170b) so that appreciable reduction in the speed of air flow towards the suction tube (174) does not occur, which reduction may result in dropping of carried moisture.

Abstract: A household appliance, particularly a vacuum cleaner, has a housing of rigid material and formed with at least two interconnected housing parts and a handle that is also made of a rigid material. The household appliance is rendered especially rigid and the risk of losing grip of the handle of the appliance is reduced by integrating the handle into a stiffening element that is disposed at the intersection of the housing parts and by providing the handle with a cover that is made of a softer material.

Abstract: An extension pipe for a vacuum cleaner, for providing a sealed channel between a cleaner body and a suction brush and having a joint that includes a bendable part in accordance with a user's desire, comprising a first extension pipe, a second extension pipe pivotably connected to the first extension pipe, and a resilient locking member disposed adjacent the first extension pipe to be resiliently deformed by sliding movement thereof and having a locking protrusion to selectively engage one of a plurality of locking recesses formed in the first extension pipe, thereby selectively restraining pivotal movement of the first and the second extension pipes relative to each other. A joint cover connected to one side of the second extension pipe may pivot together with the second extension pipe to seal the connection joint. In a second embodiment, a release handle is connected to a pair of locking members, each having a locking protrusion to selectively engage one of a plurality of locking recesses.

Abstract: A bendable extension pipe for a vacuum cleaner that comprise at least two sections capable of being bent relative to each other according to user's selection comprising a first extension pipe section; a second extension pipe section pivotably connected to the first extension pipe section; and a release handle selectively for locking the first and second extension pipe sections in a predetermined configuration, wherein the first and second extension pipe sections are released from the locking configuration when a user depresses the release handle.

Abstract: A low insertion force seating grommet assembly (10a) has a hollow body (12) arrayed along a longitudinal axis (14). The body (12) has a wide end (16) and a narrow end (18) connected by an intermediate portion (20). The narrow end (18) has a cylindrical aperture (18a) and the wide end (16) has a cup-shaped aperture (16a). A flange (22) surrounds the wide end (16) and is provided with a wall-opening engaging portion (24). Longitudinally extending relief grooves (26) are formed on the internal surface (28) of the cup-shaped aperture (18a). A cable (32) is frictionally engaged in the cylindrical aperture and penetrates the cup-shaped aperture. A cover (30) closes the cup-shaped aperture. The cable enters the cover along the longitudinal axis and exits the cover at an angle of 90 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: This support is particularly designed for the front wheel of a three-wheeled pushchair and is characterized in that it is made up by an arm being laterally arranged with respect to the wheel, said arm being upperly elbowed above said wheel and having a mudguard solidly attached to the lower end of said elbowed portion. This lateral arm has an appendage to which the active portion of a disc brake is solidly attached, said active portion being apt to be actuated by a rope passing through the inside of said arm and emerging through a hole of said arm to thereupon engage said active portion of the brake. The lower end of the lateral arm comprises the control belonging to the means allowing to remove the wheel from the corresponding axle.

Abstract: An office chair caster has a wheel holder, a wheel body, a spindle seat and a spindle. Make a first base and a second base oppositely joined together to form the wheel holder with retaining pieces of the second base inserted into fitting slots of the first base, and make the spindle seat that is extended through by the spindle inserted into through holes of the first and second bases with engagement protuberances of the spindle seat aligned with engagement grooves of the second base. The spindle seat can be rotated at 90 degree to make the engagement protuberances impelled over projections of the first base, stopped by stop blocks of the first base, engaged in sliding slots of the second base, and limited between the projections and the stop blocks without moving, thereby the spindle seat can be firmly fixed in the wheel holder to hold the spindle securely.

Abstract: A novel furniture leg glide is disclosed for reducing a screeching sound made by a furniture leg being dragged across a floor. The furniture leg glide is formed from a hollow body portion having an end cap disposed thereon with a flexible coupling formed along the hollow body portion between first and second ends thereof. A piece of felt type material is bonded to the end cap and the flexible coupling permits the piece of felt type material to contact the floor when the furniture leg is angularly displaced in relation to the floor within a predetermined number of degrees. The flexible coupling flexes and compresses in relation to the angular movement of the furniture leg. In accordance with another embodiment of the invention a furniture leg glide is provided for attaching to a furniture leg having a swivel base furniture leg glide disposed thereon.

Abstract: A tricolored handle structure for screwdriver, which is provided along the axial direction with a rod which extends outward from the handle, the handle has a hard-plastic made first core handle integrally melted with a hard-plastic made second core handle and then being coated with a soft third layer, the first core handle has at least a hard first pattern portion, the second core handle has at least a hard second pattern portion, wherein the first pattern portions and the pattern portion are not coated by third layer, the first pattern portion, the second pattern portion and the third layer are different colored and form a smooth surface of the handle.