Abstract: A wetsuit comprised of two layers of laminated rubber sponge material which may or may not be fabric coated. A stuffing material of variable thickness is located in selected areas between the two rubber sponges referred to herein as Air Chambers. The two layers of laminated rubber sponges are glued together along their adjacent surfaces except in selected areas where their common borders of the sponges are left unglued and form a watertight construction, i.e., the “Air Chamber”. The stuffing material is a light material with a density of 0.02˜0.05 mg/cm3 and typically formed of multi-layered fiber structure and the like. The Air Chamber can be located at any part of the wetsuit to provide the person who wears the wetsuit the function of heat retaining/thermal insulation and impact protection.

Abstract: This invention is an addition to a bib pouch; the bib has a pouch of absorbent fabric. To store cloth/like inside, to assist the care-giver to wipe away liquid or food that so often Run down the baby mouth when feeding, the inside of the pouch have an absorbent Fabric to keep the cloth/like dry-free inside of the pouch, the sides of the pouch as Velcro Strips to open a close the pouch, the top of pouch have zipper or Velcro Strips for easy access for the care-giver to asset the babies during feeding time, The bib pouch is also washable.

Abstract: A sanitary armpit pad for absorbing excess sweat, consisting of three layers, namely a non-woven skin-contacting fabric cover consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene fibres incorporating a surfactant (0.5% Silastol), an antiperspirant (2% zinc oxide) and an antibacterial agent (0.1% triclosan); an absorbent body consisting of cellulose fibres with a high sweat absorption capacity; and a polyethylene film having a thin adhesive layer thereon to promote adhesion thereof to the user's garments. Prior to use, the adhesive is protected by a silicon-coated strip of a suitable size.

Abstract: A temperature therapy garment applies localized hot or cold temperature therapy to a region of a person's body. The garment includes a main body portion that is formed from a generally breathable, elasticized fabric and encircles and form-fits the torso of the patient body. At least a pair of openings are included to accommodate at least a pair of patient limbs (i.e., legs, or arms, or both). At least one pocket is positioned on an outer face of the garment in alignment with the region of the person's body to receive temperature therapy. A hot or cold temperature therapy pouch fits within the at least one pocket to be held against the person's body. The region of the patient body with which the at least one pocket is aligned may correspond to a region that is subjected to a medical procedure, such as a cosmetic surgical procedure.

Abstract: A sportswear garment is provided for wearing around the waist when needed to enhance the comfort of athletes such as joggers, skaters, cyclists, and the like. The garment is essentially “T” shaped similar to a sweater, and the arms wrap around a person's waist so that the back outermost layer of fabric covers the person's buttocks and upper thigh area, and wherein the back outermost layer contains at least one safe-keeping pocket, a waterproof protective sitting area, and optionally reflective or iridescent portions for safety. In an alternative embodiment, the wearer's arms can be inserted into the garment arms and the garment wrapped around the shoulders.

Abstract: The purpose of the Tie Stabilizer is to safely secure a necktie to an individual's shirt thus eliminating the use of a tie pin which causes damage to the material of both the shirt and tie, silk in particular. It also prevents the tie from flying aimlessly in the wind or shifting; Tie Stabilizer prevents the vertical misalignment of the tie under a sport coat/jacket thus enabling the wearer to maintain the generally desired professional appearance.

Abstract: A glove formed of a flexible fabric, such as a natural or synthetic knit fabric, provides anterior and posterior portions having the outline of the phalanges and metacarpals of a human hand. A fourchette joins the anterior and posterior portions to one another. The fourchette has an arcuate shape prior to securement to the glove and thereby tends to curve the phalangeal portions of the glove. The fourchette extends to the lower edge of the cuff. Joints between the fourchette and the anterior and posterior portions maintain an opening formed by the cuff in an open position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a safety glove including: an inner shell formed on a portion being in contact with the palm portion of the wearer, the inner shell being made of aramid-based glass fibers, the aramid-based glass fibers becoming hard when heated and becoming broken when applied with an impact, or the inner shell being made of polyethylene fibers, the polyethylene fibers becoming soft when heated and deformed with an impact; an outer shell formed on a portion in direct contact with an object, the outer shell being made of cotton fabric that is reinforced and coated at the inside thereof; and safety elements fixedly attached between the inner shell and the outer shell at given intervals, the safety elements being made of metals like iron or iron core, reforced plastic, or bulletproof film in such a manner as to be cut to a given size and shape.

Abstract: A liner to protect a hat of a user includes a dome body to protect the hat and an adhesive device attached to a periphery of the dome body to releasably attach to the hat.

Abstract: A wetsuit comprised of two layers of laminated rubber sponge material which may or may not be fabric coated. A stuffing material of variable thickness is located in selected areas between the two rubber sponges referred to herein as Air Chambers. The two layers of laminated rubber sponges are glued together along their adjacent surfaces except in selected areas where their common borders of the sponges are left unglued and form a watertight construction, i.e., the “Air Chamber”. The stuffing material is a light material with a density of 0.02˜0.05 mg/cm3 and typically formed of multi-layered fiber structure and the like. The Air Chamber can be located at any part of the wetsuit to provide the person who wears the wetsuit the function of heat retaining/thermal insulation and impact protection. In an additional embodiment, the stuffing material is secured within another thin plastic enclosure within the air chamber. This enclosure may be provided as a single pocket or as a plurality of contiguous pockets.

Abstract: The Friendly Fly is a means of zipping and unzipping garments without the tedious task of actually doing it. It is a stretchable material that is attached to the zipper by the zipper pull and then attached to a stationary point on the garment. Once pressure is placed on the zipper at the stationary point the zipper will unzip. When the pressure is released the zipper will automatically zip back. This is especially good for people who suffer from various diseases that make it hard for them the be able to handle such a tasks as zipping and unzipping their pants. Because they are made of a stretchable material, they can contain a variety of designs that allow them to cater to the latest fashion fad.

Abstract: A tool belt for fastening about a wearer's torso comprises a support belt having a first end and a second end each having attachment means for securing the belt about the wearer's torso. A plurality of individual cushion pads is attached to the support belt on a proximal surface of the support belt. At least one of a plurality of magnetic elements is associated with one of the individual cushion pads. The individual cushion pad has an indentation formed in a proximal surface thereof, shaped to correspond to a shape of the at least one magnetic element, and the at least one magnetic element is at least partially disposed within the indentation in the cushion pad to restrict movement of the magnetic element relative to the cushion pad while the belt is in use about the wearer's torso.

Abstract: The disposable urine funnel is a urinary aid device that is placed upon a vaginal opening when the user is seated in order to guide urine into a urine sample cup. The disposable urine funnel is a bowl-shaped container that may be integrally connected to a tube, or the tube may be omitted entirely. The container has an upper lip that defines a mouth of the container. The mouth of the container has a first end and a second end, the first end being narrower from one side of the mouth to the other than the second end. The tube is optionally attached to the container and extends angularly downward from the container and in the direction of the first end of the mouth of the funnel, terminating in a discharge opening from which urine passes.

Abstract: A device for supplying cleaning material for the automatic cleaning of a flush toilet having a tank with an auxiliary aperture comprising: a tube adapted for holding the cleaning material and adapted for insertion into the auxiliary aperture, the tube having a first portion adapted to allow it to pass through the auxiliary aperture, and a second portion designed to be external to the tank when installed therein. The device further includes a dosage mechanism disposed in the first portion of the tube for dosing a quantity of cleaning material, adapted for dispensing the quantity of the cleaning material into the tank upon flushing of the toilet.

Abstract: Urinal comprising a dish (10), which forms a urinal basin (12) having a drain passage (26) in its bottom, and a syphon trap (20) connected to the drain passage (26), characterised in that the dish (10) forms an essentially vertical wall (12) which separates the urinal basin (14) from a chamber (18) arranged behind the same, and in that the syphon trap (20) is arranged to be accessible from above in the chamber (18).

Abstract: A flow diverter accepts a stream of water from a conventional toilet valve and diverts a portion of the flow into the toilet tank, outside the overflow tube. In a first, more rudimentary embodiment of the invention, a flow diverter accepts flow from the toilet tank fill valve and includes a first exit opening for introducing a portion of the flow into the toilet tank overflow tube, and a second portion of the flow into the toilet tank. Providing two exit openings for to split the incoming stream into a first flow of about one third of the input and into a second exit opening to split the remainder of the incoming stream into a second flow of about two thirds of the incoming stream provides significant flow control for the user. In cases where a user's bowl overfills, the user can attach the flow diverter to the end of the conventional toilet tank overflow tube line and position it as needed.

Abstract: A flow diverter accepts a stream of water from a conventional toilet valve and diverts a portion of the flow into the toilet tank, outside the overflow tube. In a first, more rudimentary embodiment of the invention, a flow diverter accepts flow from the toilet tank fill valve and includes a first exit opening for introducing a portion of the flow into the toilet tank overflow tube, and a second portion of the flow into the toilet tank. Providing two exit openings for to split the incoming stream into a first flow of about one third of the input and into a second exit opening to split the remainder of the incoming stream into a second flow of about two thirds of the incoming stream provides significant flow control for the user. In cases where a user's bowl overfills, the user can attach the flow diverter to the end of the conventional toilet tank overflow tube line and position it as needed.

Abstract: A swimming pool, spa, or combination swimming pool and spa, heated with a heat pump with a heat exchanger. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner.

Abstract: It is a platform fit to be disposed over the water mass retained in a swimming pool, or the like, and to act as a receiving platform for a person, placed on same, to be able to enter into and submerge in the water as a consequence of the vertical descending movements, and then emerge by means of the ascent produced by the same platform in said water mass. The novelty is that said submergible platform is a hollow, light and rigid vessel that has a top horizontal floor, from which lateral walls are projected are facing downwards (when situated in the water), defining an internal precinct that remains in communication with the exterior by means of, at least, one air entry and exit conduit produced by the said ascending and descending movements of said platform in the water mass; said movements being guided by vertical guides disposed adjacently to the internal face of the swimming pool wall, along which the corresponding sliding carts projecting from the platform are driven.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for washing and/or treating the hair of a person, comprising of providing a washbasin (8) with an edge provided with a substantially U-shaped recess (7) for the neck of the person, and arranging protecting means (1) in the U-shaped recess prior to washing and/or treating of the hair in order to prevent direct contact between the washbasin and the person.

Abstract: A kit for a portable hydrotherapy system includes a wheeled vessel having a handle at one end for easy transport, an insert configured for retaining components of a water circulator pump system when not in use, whereby the loaded insert is stored in the vessel with a lid covering an open top of the vessel, and an inverter is attached to an outside sidewall of the vessel. In use, the lid and insert are removed, the water circulator mounted upon one end of the vessel, the vessel filled with cold or warm water, the circulator turned on, and a patient's feet, or feet and ankle, or feet and ankle and calf are placed into the vessel for treatment.

Abstract: A shower rod assembly has a first rod has a first rod, a second rod telescopically connected to the first rod, a first plate suitable for attachment to a wall and receiving a first end of the first rod, and a second plate having a surface suitable for attachment to another wall and receiving the second end of the second rod. Each of the rods are curved. Plugs are received in opposite ends of the rods so as to pivotally connect the rods the to the first and second plates. A double-sided adhesive tape can be used to secure the plates to the respective walls.

Abstract: A shower rod assembly has a first rod has a first rod, a second rod telescopically connected to the first rod, a first plate suitable for attachment to a wall and receiving a first end of the first rod, and a second plate having a surface suitable for attachment to another wall and receiving the second end of the second rod. A flap is formed on the first plate so as to have an edge portion integrally connected to the plate and another edge portion separated from the plate. A bracket is affixed to the flap so as to connect pivotally with a plug in a respective end of one of the rods.

Abstract: The invention relates to a safety bar for a bathtub to help prevent children from falling into a tub. The bar can be moved from a lower position to an upper position to form a barrier to keep children out of a tub. Alternatively, the device when it is in its extended position can be used to provide an additional support for a user when sitting in a tub, so that the user does not slide in the tub.

Abstract: A shower head includes an adapter, an extension pipe, a cover, and a filter. Thus, the locking blocks of the extension pipe are locked in and unlocked from the locking slots of the adapter by rotation of the extension pipe, so that the extension pipe is mounted on and detached from the adapter easily and rapidly, thereby facilitating a user mounting and detaching the shower head.

Abstract: A patient lift and extraction apparatus includes adjustable, generally parallel legs connected by a cross member having a support member with a projecting boom. The support member may be adjustably located between the legs. A patient lift strap in the boom supports a patient in combination with a patient sling.

Abstract: The pillow (10) comprises a body (12) made of an elastically deformable material provided with a top side (14) upon which the head of a user can be rested, and an underside (16) for being placed upon a pillow support. The top side (14) is joined to the underside (16) by at least one shoulder side (18, 18b). Said shoulder side is provided with a shoulder cut-out (20A, 20B) that forms an opening for the cervical vertebrae of the user when he is lying on his back, and forms an accommodating space for the shoulder of the user when he is lying on his side. The top side (14) preferably comprises a recess (22) that partially accommodates the head of the user (H), called the head receiving recess (22).

Abstract: A fire resistant (FR) mattress comprising a core comprising a first densified nonwoven fiber batt, and a ticking comprising a first fabric, the ticking enclosing the core and the fill layer, wherein the core and the ticking consist essentially of a common fiber composition having substantially identical FR characteristic, thereby imparting the substantially uniform FR characteristic upon the mattress. In another aspect, the invention includes a mattress comprising a core, a plurality of substantially adjacent similarly oriented spring coils arranged in a common plane within the core, and a ticking comprising a first fabric, the ticking enclosing the core and the fill layer, wherein the core and the ticking consist essentially of a common fiber composition having substantially identical FR characteristic, thereby imparting the substantially uniform FR characteristic upon the mattress.

Abstract: A seating/sleeping system includes: a lower support layer; a cushion that is located above the support layer and that is supported by the support layer, the cushion being configured to support buttocks of a person sitting on the seating/sleeping system; a back support layer that is located above the lower support layer, the back support layer being configured to support a back of a person sitting on the seating/sleeping system; and an air mattress that is connected to the seating/sleeping system and that is located within the seating/sleeping system, the air mattress configured to be inflated while remaining connected to the seating/sleeping system.

Abstract: A double chambered transfer mattress is provided capable of partial deflation that that includes a top inflatable mattress and a bottom inflatable mattress that are separated by a common wall from one another. A selectable inlet/outlet valve is arranged for airflow communication between an interior chamber of the bottom inflatable mattress and a source of pressurized air. A one-way valve is positioned through the common wall so as to provide selective air flow communication between the top inflatable mattress and the bottom inflatable mattress so that when the inlet/outlet valve is closed, so that air continues to escape from perforations in the bottom inflatable mattress, the one-way valve is actuated so as to prevent deflation of the top inflatable mattress.

Abstract: A heat sink structure for air mattress mainly has a control unit having an air pump which is a powered device for supply of compressed air, and a controlling valve which is a fluid connector for selecting some of components to connect; and an air mattress having many groups of airbags arranged designedly while each airbag is a cannular structure which is expanded with pumping up and shrunken with draining off, and a heat sink layer which is a hollow structure; wherein the heat sink layer which is breathed and is connected to the controlling valve through an exhaust conduit; and each of the airbag groups is connected to the controlling valve through one conduit respectively and the controlling valve operated by the control unit selects any one group of the airbags to be connected for fluid flow and alternates the first conduit and the second conduit to connect with the air pump.

Abstract: A buffer assembly includes a housing adapted to sealingly connected to the pressure switch and defining therein a chamber and an airway defined in a bottom face of the housing to communicate with an interior of the housing so as to communicate with an inlet of the pressure switch. Pressure change inside the inflatable product is transmitted to the pressure switch only after the pressure change passes through the chamber of the housing via the airway and the inlet of the pressure switch.

Abstract: The present invention provides a portable device for rotating bed-ridden patients from their back to their side with little or no assistance from the care provider. The device comprises of a base material, a plurality of elongated air chambers interconnected on the base material consisting of five independent air chambers configured to lie beneath the patient in a secured manner that allows the air chambers to function between the patient and a bed like supporting surface. The device rotates the patient, functions as armrest, acts as a cushion support for the patient to lie against while on their side or on their back.

Abstract: An electrician's tool is disclosed that incorporates the functions of wire cutting, wire stripping and wire splicing for at least one gauge of wire. The tool is used by applying pressure, in a scissor-like manner, to handles that are located on one end of the tool. The function of wire cutting is accomplished by placing a wire completely inside two cutting blades that are formed in the tool, and then by placing pressure on the handles to cut the wire. Wire stripping is accomplished by placing the cut wire on a stripping blade for that gauge of wire which is formed in the cutting blades of the tool, and then stripping the insulation off the wire. Wire splicing can then be accomplished by gripping two cut and stripped wires together, and then by rotating the gripped wires to join them together.

Abstract: According to the present invention, water repellant curable compositions comprise: (i) one or more polyacid comprising at least two carboxylic acid groups, anhydride groups, or salts thereof; (ii) one or more polyol comprising at least two hydroxyl groups; (iii) one or more reactive waterproofing agent chosen from a C5 to C30 alk(en)yl 2-hydroxyethyl (alk(en))amide, C5 to C30 alk(en)yl bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amide, C1 to C30 alk(en)yl 2-hydroxyethyl (alk(en))amine, C11 to C30 alk(en)yl bis(2-hydroxy-ethyl) amine, C11 to C30 alk(en)yl tris(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, C5 to C30 alk(en)yl monoglyceride, C5 to C30 alk(en)yl monocarboxylate of a trihydric polyol, and mixtures thereof; and, (iv), optionally, one or more phosphorous-containing accelerator, wherein the ratio of the number of equivalents of said carboxylic acid groups, anhydride groups, or salts thereof to the total number of equivalents of said hydroxyl groups is from 1/0.01 to 1/3.

Abstract: Fibers that durably contain antimicrobial materials such that the antimicrobial materials are resistant to being abraided away or washed off during use. The antimicrobial materials contained in the fibers are not prone to the development of resistant strains of bacteria. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the fibers.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dry cleaning articles using siloxane solvents are provided. In the systems and methods according to the present invention, the siloxane solvent suspends impurities extracted from the articles being cleaned, and the system filters off the impurities, thereby cleaning the articles.

Abstract: A device for damping runout vibration of a rotating shaft system at least including a rotating shaft and a rotating body rotatably supported by the shaft. A ring (24) is provided outside a bearing (23) fitted on a rotating shaft with a clearance between the ring and an outer ring of the bearing. A vibration damping mechanism includes, in order to suppress runout vibration of a rotating shaft system from the radially outside of the ring (24), a blade spring (25) compressed by a preload and a stopper (26) for setting an operation limit of the blade spring.

Abstract: An automatic washing machine comprises a spin tube coupled to the basket and an agitator shaft coupled to an agitator mounted in the basket. A motor coupled to the agitator shaft applies a torque the agitator shaft and thereby the agitator in first and second torque directions. A clutch couples the spin tube to the agitator shaft for cooperative rotation of the basket and the agitator regardless of the rotational direction of the agitator shaft. Because of the dual directionality of the clutch, reversing the motor simultaneously dynamically brakes the basket and the agitator, thereby eliminating the need for a separate friction brake for the basket.

Abstract: The composition for coloring keratin fibers contains (a) 4-(2?-hydroxyethyl)amino-3-nitro-1-trifluoromethylbenzene or a salt thereof, (b) one or more developers and (c) one or more couplers. In the method for coloring hair the colorant composition is mixed with an oxidant to form a ready-to-apply colorant and then the ready-to-apply colorant is applied to hair in an amount sufficient for the dyeing of the hair.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, in particular human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising, in a medium which is suitable for dyeing, at least one cationic direct dye of given formula, and which is characterized in that it also contains at least one thickening polymer comprising at least one sugar unit. The invention also relates to the dyeing processes and dyeing devices using it.

Abstract: The present patent application relates to an agent for the coloring of keratin fibers based on oxidative dye precursors and/or direct-penetrating dyes, that contains a combination of at least one cationic hydroxyethyl cellulose and at least one acrylate copolymer in a suitable cosmetic carrier as well as a multicomponent-kit for the coloring of keratin fibers.

Abstract: Disclose herein is a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising at least one oxidation base chosen from diamino-N,N-dihydropyrazolones and addition salts thereof, at least one coupler, and at least one heterocyclic direct dye. Also disclosed herein is a method for dyeing keratin fibers comprising applying a composition of the present disclosure to the keratin fibers. The compositions and methods of the present disclosure may make it possible to obtain fast coloration of keratin fibers that is resistant to light and/or to washing.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hair dyeing composition showing excellent dyeing ability comprising at least one direct acting hair dye and benzylurea and/or benzyl carbamate and/or N-(2-methoxybenzyl)urea. The direct acting hair dyes are preferably selected from anionic, acidic dyestuffs. In addition to benzylurea and/or benzyl carbamate and/or N-(2-methoxybenzyl)urea compositions further comprise organic solvents as penetration enhancers. Compositions according to the invention has a pH in the range from 1 to 5 and preferably comprises polymeric thickening agents, organic and/or inorganic acids and conditioning agents.

Abstract: Yarns and fabrics formed from such yarns incorporating an arrangement of discrete zones of variable heat treat history thereby imparting differential dye affinity and structural character at discrete zones along the yarn length. The differential dye affinity permits variable shading along the yarn length when the yarn is subjected to a dye bath. Processes and equipment for manufacturing such yarns are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a load bearing construction such as a bridge in which there is provided a deck structure which is supported by and spans at least two support portions. The invention provides for the advancement of the deck structure along said support portions and in advance of said structure excavation can occur to create the space into which the deck structure is to be advanced.

Abstract: An automatic interdental cleaner for cleaning between teeth more effectively and cleanly without hurting the gum between the teeth is disclosed. The cleaner comprises: a grip portion disposed therein with a battery and a motor and a power switch at one wall side; a power transmitting unit coupled to one end of the grip portion for supplying power from the grip portion and formed with a first insertion hole at a free end; an interdental brush portion including a brush holder having a shape corresponding to that of the first insertion hole of the power transmitting unit and also having one end insertedly fixed to the first insertion hole, and a brush fixed to the other end of the brush holder; and an adapter portion one end of which is coupled to the power transmitting unit and the other end of which accepts the interdental brush portion, such that spaces between the teeth can be automatically cleaned using the automatic interdental cleaner.

Abstract: A head for a toothbrush including a neck and, first and second sets of one or more bristles each. The first and second sets are indirectly supported by the neck and movable relative to each other such that at least one component of this relative movement causes the bristle(s) of the first set to be raised and/or lowered relative to the bristle(s) in the second set. The first and second sets of bristles both are movable relative to the neck.

Abstract: A remote control sweeper includes a wireless remote control receiver installed at the sweeper; a remote control for transmitting a direction control signal to the remote control receiver via a wireless transmission to control the moving direction of the sweeper, such that the sweeper can be moved to automatically clean up the dirt and collect the dust on a floor.

Abstract: A wafer cleaning system is provided. The wafer cleaning system comprises a first brush, a second brush, a brush motor, and a controller. The second brush is positioned parallel to the first brush. The brush motor moves at least one of the first and second brushes from a first position to a second position according to a driving current of the brush motor.