Abstract: This is a one of a kind Art Studio, dedicated to the very high end of hand dyeing, painting, printing and air brushing textiles. On entering the studio from the dock door, on the immediate left is a washing machine for pre-washing small yardages etc. Next there is small “car-wash” machine for rinsing and spinning small items. Then there is a bank of stainless steel vats, two with the capacity of 60 gallons, one twenty gallons, and one 80 gallons. There is also a 60 gallon vat for rinsing only. All the dye vats have steam coils in the bottom connected to the thermostats on the wall, so that the temperature can be regulated at all times. The rinse vat does not need this. There is a small European extractor for delicate items too. Next to the bank of small vats there is a large extractor for spinning out excess water from larger yardage or items. In the middle of the room are two small roller dye vats with the capacity of approximately 240 gallons.

Abstract: The Angular Adjustment Mechanism for Snowboard Bindings positioned between the snowboard and boot bindings allows angular adjustment between the snowboard rider's boot bindings and the snowboard without the need for any tools or levers. The user can make adjustments at any time by weighting the board with either foot and lifting and rotating the opposite foot. A lifting action releases the mechanism allowing for the adjustment of angular orientation. Removal of the lifting force engages the locking mechanism preventing further angular movement.

Abstract: A skag having a rod/elongated rod and rearwardly-angled threaded studs upwardly-extending immovably from the rod. The skag adapted to be connected to the bottom of a snowmobile ski to enhance the steering capabilities the snowmobile ski. The studs being angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the skag in a direction opposite to that of the forward travel direction of the skag to decrease the shear stress on the weld fixing the stud to the rod and providing a security against installing the skags in the wrong orientation on the bottom of the ski.

Abstract: The present invention aims at allowing a tractor to easily set the creep transmission specification and the non-creep transmission specification. According to the present invention, in a tractor in which a transmission part is interlockingly connected with a prime mover part, and power is transmitted to a front wheel and a rear wheel from the transmission part thus enabling the traveling of the tractor, a creep transmission part is detachably interlockingly connected with the transmission part. By detachably mounting the creep transmission part to the transmission part in this manner, it is possible to easily set the creep transmission specification and the non-creep transmission specification.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of sanitizing a handle on a mobile push cart which includes the steps of positioning, in at least one preselected location, a storage container capable of holding a predetermined plurality of covers, obtaining, from the storage container one cover and detachably positioning the cover onto the handle of the mobile push cart. The invention also provides a method of advertising product or event in combination with the mobile push cart, wherein advertising information is provided on the cover which is detachably positioned onto the handle of the mobile push cart. The invention additionally provides a novel protective cover for the mobile push cart which includes provisions for supporting various accessories usable in a supermarket and the like.

Abstract: A disposable or reusable medical implement container configured to receive soiled medical implements is provided. The medical implement container comprises a body portion having a dimension (in) measured along a longitudinal axis and a cross sectional area (in2) measured in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body portion, wherein a ratio of the dimension (in) of the body portion to the cross-sectional area (in2) of the body portion is about 0.3:1 or greater.

Abstract: The various aspects of the present invention are directed to moving carts and moving cart assemblies. One embodiment comprises a moving cart assembly with a plurality of interlocking, vertically stackable, storage modules. The modules of this embodiment comprise a frame, preferably having at least four sides, e.g., a top, a back, a right side and a left side. Each module also comprises something to enclose the interior space, such as a pair of doors or a drawer which is selectively slidable into the frame. The needs of a particular office can be readily accommodated by using greater or fewer numbers of drawer modules and/or cabinet-type modules.

Abstract: A skateboard includes a light timber board connected with two hard timber boards at two ends. Two carbon fiber composite boards are adhered to two sides of the light timber board, and two timber veneers are adhered respectively onto the two carbon fiber composite boards. The application of the light timber board reduces the weight of the skateboard, and the carbon fiber composite boards enhance the structural strength and the resilience.

Abstract: A control system for a machine having first and second ground drive assemblies, such as track drive assemblies. The control system including a steering arrangement including a steering wheel and a foot pedal. Each of the steering wheel and the foot pedal being interconnected to a pivotable lever of a pilot controller for controlling operation of the first and second ground drive assemblies. The steering arrangement further including an adjustable friction control mechanism and a stop arrangement. The adjustable friction control mechanism being adapted to selectively maintain the position of the steering wheel when the steering wheel is released. The stop arrangement limiting the degree of rotational movement of the steering wheel.

Abstract: In rear wheel suspensions, which suspend left and right rear wheels independently, to downsize, reduce in weight and simplify a stabilizer without specifically strengthening the same. Upper and lower arms which form suspension arms in a double wishbone structure are swingably supported by a front arm supporting frame and a rear arm supporting frame provided on front and rear sides of a rear cushion. A cross portion of a stabilizer is swingably supported by the stabilizer brackets provided on a front surface of the rear arm supporting frame, and left and right ann portions extending toward the front are arranged upwardly of the left and right upper arms so as to be placed inside thereof in plan view respectively, and distal ends thereof are connected to the left and right upper arms respectively.

Abstract: An air suspension system for a vehicle is provided and includes a torque arm that is pivotally connected to a lever arm. The lever arm is connected to a vehicle frame via a pivotal shackle. An air spring is disposed along the lever arm and extends between the vehicle frame and the lever arm.

Abstract: A torsion beam suspension member using two u-shaped, stamped members that are superimposed and welded to form a torsion arm. No additional torsion tube or bar is needed. Tuning holes (rectangular, oblong, round or any other suitable shape) are used to change or tune the torsional resilience of the suspension. In the preferred embodiment, the tuning holes are oblong and located near the center of the cross member. The tuning holes are selected based on having target value for torsional compliance or resilience. The size, quantity and location of the tuning hole are chosen based on computer analysis. An optimization or iterative process is used to arrive at the final hole size, quantity and location.

Abstract: A manually retractable side step assembly for a vehicle includes a rotatable step having a latch mechanism and a spring system that work in concert to rotate the step from a stowed position to a deployed position. In a stowed position, the step is in line with the running board of the vehicle. However, depressing a release button automatically rotates the step 180°, thus exposing an enlarged step area for providing ease of access to a roof rack on a minivan, SUV, or sport wagon, or if used with a pick-up truck, ease of access to a toolbox that is located in the rear of the truck.

Abstract: The present invention includes a front fork assembly for a cycle. The assembly includes a steering tube, front furcations fixed to the steering tube, and a drop-out bracket device fixed to a distal end of each front furcation. The drop-out bracket device has a tubular member having multiple drop-out brackets directed towards a front side of the cycle, a back side of the cycle, or both. Each drop-out bracket has a substantially planar fastening member and an opening.

Abstract: A foldable bicycle includes a front frame, a rear frame, two seat plates, a middle frame, a seat post, and a handlebar unit. Thus, when the bicycle is folded, the front frame, the middle frame and the rear frame are parallel with other, and the handlebar unit is folded, so that the parts of the bicycle are fully folded to reduce the volume largely, thereby greatly saving the space of storage and transportation, and thereby facilitating a user carrying the bicycle.

Abstract: A king pin assembly for securing a trailer to a fifth wheel comprises a king pin and a king pin mount. The king pin is adapted to be secured to the fifth wheel. The king pin mount is secured to the king pin and adapted to mount the king pin to the trailer. The king pin mount comprises at least one component comprising a fiber-reinforced composite material.

Abstract: A trailer lock and particularly a trailer lock for locking a trailer ball cap includes a lock housing, a lock, a latch bolt, a holding seat and a detent member. The lock housing has an opening to hold the lock, a U-shaped trough to hold the latch bolt, a through trough to hold the holding seat and allow the detent member to slide on the holding seat. The lock has a housing chamber on one side to couple with the trailer ball cap. The latch bolt can control movement of the detent member by turning of the lock so that the detent member is wedged in a latch trough on one end of the latch bolt, and a latch end of the latch bolt is extended and anchored in the housing chamber of the lock housing and locked on the trailer ball cap. When the trailer is separated from a vehicle, the trailer ball cannot be coupled thereby to provide theft-proof function.

Abstract: A coupler comprised of a coupler housing having a first opening formed therein. The opening has a concave cavity. A cylindrical socket is formed within the housing. A second opening in the housing communicates with the cylindrical socket. A lock ring is provided, the lock ring having a cylindrical portion and an arm portion extending therefrom. The cylindrical portion of the lock ring is disposed within the cylindrical socket in the housing with the arm portion extending from the housing through the second opening. An opening is formed through the cylindrical portion of the lock ring. The cylindrical portion of the lock ring is rotatable in the cylindrical socket wherein the lock ring is movable between a first position wherein the opening in the lock ring is aligned with the concave cavity to allow a tow ball to be inserted into the concave cavity through the opening in the lock ring and a second position wherein the opening is not in alignment with the concave cavity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sliding board, in particular to a ski comprising a sliding surface, a top shell, a core, steel edges and at least one interface element connected to the board body by means of an anchoring element for arranging at least one fixing element on the top surface of the sliding board. Said anchoring elements (8) are inserted, during the production of a sliding board, into fixing holes (10, 10?) of the core (2) and are maintained therein by a material (11) hardening during the skis pressing.

Abstract: A foldable stroller includes: a foldable frame having two pivot axles, two opposite lower rods, and two opposite upper rods pivoted to the lower rods through the pivot axles, respectively; a carrier disposed between the pivot axles and including two opposite connecting parts pivoted to the frame through the pivot axles, respectively, and formed with respective first and second arcuate grooves having a respective curvature center coincident with the respective pivot axle; and two limiting units, each of which includes first and second studs that project respectively from a respective one of the lower rods and a respective one of the upper rods into the first and second arcuate grooves of a respective one of the connecting parts.

Abstract: An adjustable seat for a baby stroller with one-handed inclination control has a seat, a pair of rotating joints, and a one-handed adjusting mechanism. The pair of rotating joints are rotatively mounted on both sides of the seat and have a pair of connectors for detachably insertion into a pair of hold sockets firmly mounted on two sides of a baby stroller frame. A clutch member is movably received and engaged inside the rotating joint, and operatively associated with the one-handed adjusting mechanism via a flexible element. When a user actuates the clutch member by manipulating the one-handed adjusting mechanism, the rotating joint can rotatively modify its inclination relative to the baby stroller frame, so as to modify the inclination of the seat.

Abstract: A technique is provided effective in preventing liquid from flowing from the exterior of an airbag cover into an airbag housing in a motorcycle airbag apparatus with a structure in which the airbag opening of an airbag housing is covered with an airbag cover. In one form, an airbag apparatus mounted to a motorcycle is constructed such that the upper end of a retainer wall is dispose above webbing through holes so as to prevent liquid influx from the exterior of a module cover through the webbing through holes into a retainer.

Abstract: A rider separation detecting device for precisely and quickly detecting the separation of a rider from a rider's seat. The rider separation detecting device includes a cable connected at one end thereof to one of a garment worn by the rider and a vehicle body, and winding mechanism having a drum connected to the other end of the cable and rotationally biased in a direction of winding of the cable. The winding mechanism is provided on the other of the garment and the vehicle body. Also included are a rotational angle detecting mechanism for detecting a rotational angle of the winding mechanism, and separation determining mechanism for determining the separation of the rider from the rider's seat according to a detection value from the rotational angle detecting mechanism. The device ensures proper detection and a good external appearance without hindering a normal action of the rider on the rider's seat.

Abstract: An occupant restraining apparatus includes a seat belt with an inflatable portion that can be placed at a high position on a lateral side of an occupant's head without using a large-capacity inflator. A push-up device with first and second levers for pushing up a shoulder belt section is provided on an upper side of a seatback. When the shoulder belt section is inflated, upper arm portions arranged on an upper side of the shoulder belt section are pressed upward, and the respective levers rotate upward about pivotably supporting portions. At this time, lower arm portions of the respective levers arranged on a lower side of the shoulder belt section rise and rotate, and a hanging member is tensed between the lower arm portions. Consequently, the inflated shoulder belt section is pushed upward, and is placed at a high position on the lateral side of the occupant's head.

Abstract: The disclosed air belt can protect a vehicle occupant in the event of an emergency. The disclosed air belt may include a folded back body formed by folding back a bag-shaped belt into a belt like shape and an extendable cover covering the folded back body. An inner surface of the cover can be bonded to an outer surface of the folded back body with a bonding agent. The bonding agent can be bonded in a scattered point-like manner.

Abstract: The disclosed passenger constraining apparatus includes an inflated inflatable portion which may be placed at a high position around a lateral side of a passenger's head without using a high-capacity inflator. The passenger constraining device may include a passenger constraining belt comprising an inflatable portion configured such that at least a portion of the inflatable portion is arranged near the lateral side of the head of the passenger and a push-up device for pushing up the inflatable portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gas generator including: a cylindrical housing having two opening portions; an ignition device chamber connected to one of the opening portions of the cylindrical housing; a diffuser portion connected to the other opening portion of the cylindrical housing and having a gas discharge port; a first blockage member closing between the cylindrical housing and the ignition device chamber; a second blockage member closing between the cylindrical housing and the diffuser portion; a pressurized gas charged inside the cylindrical housing, a rod, for rupturing the second blockage member to open a path to the diffuser portion in actuation, being provided inside the cylindrical housing, a base portion of the rod being disposed to face the first blockage member, a distal end portion of the rod being disposed to face the second blockage member, the rod including the distal end portion having a flat surface which faces the second blockage member and a central portion which is other than the

Abstract: An airbag can include a covering that surrounds an interior space that can be filled with gas, a gas-conducting pipe which is stretched longitudinally along a direction of extent, and a contact region of the covering that surrounds the inflow opening and encloses the gas-conducting pipe in a sealing manner along a circumferential direction of the gas-conducting pipe that encircles the direction of extent. A protective layer of the covering can be arranged, at least in some sections in the interior space of the covering, with respect to the gas-conducting pipe so that damage to the covering during filling of the interior space of the covering with hot gas can be prevented by the protective layer. At least one fastening region of the protective layer, via which the protective layer can be connected to the covering, can be connected to the contact region of the covering.

Abstract: A steering wheel and a steering gear box are connected to each other via a steering shaft, a first universal joint, an intermediate shaft, a second universal joint and a pinion shaft. A steering column is fixed to a vehicle body via a telescopic mechanism to be adjustable in a forward/rearward position. When the steering shaft moves forward, the telescopic mechanism guides it so that its front end moves downward. Therefore, even when the steering shaft moves forward, an angle ?1 at which the intermediate shaft inclines downward forward with respect to the steering shaft, and an angle ?2 at which the pinion shaft inclines downward forward with respect to the intermediate shaft substantially coincide with each other, thereby securing constant velocity of the steering shaft and the pinion shaft.

Abstract: The improvement provided by the Type R belt over the existing seat belt is the Light Reflective Surface. The high visibility properties of the Type R belt will enhance the rapid detection and location of seat belts by Law Enforcement and Emergency Rescue Personnel.

Abstract: In a lap anchor section in which a seat belt is inserted to a lap anchor cover so as to be connected to a pretensioner, the seat belt has a rigid portion in which an end of the seat belt is folded over itself in the vicinity of an insertion hole of the lap anchor cover and sewn with sewing thread and bound according to a complex sewing pattern. In addition, a chamfered portion inclined relative to the insertion direction of the seat belt is arranged at an end of the insertion hole of the lap anchor cover.

Abstract: A personal emergency contact tag comprised of lightweight, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) that is digitally and thermally printed and secured to the waist, wrist, arm or ankle with a belt or band. It presents a solution for athletes, children and the elderly in need of visible, comfortable, water/weather resistant, inexpensive and convenient emergency contact information that can be worn to provide first responders with identification and emergency contact information and blood type in case of accident or emergency.

Abstract: A threaded pipe joint has a reduced overall diameter at the joint by controlling the thickness of both the box end and pin end. Each of the box and pin ends have defined cross sectional wall thicknesses Sc and Sp1, respectively. Each of Sc and Sp1 are sized as a fraction of the overall pipe cross sectional thickness Sp, the fraction ranging between (0.55-0.79). The box and pin ends can vary in taper from 1/12 to 1/20.

Abstract: A watertight connector for an RV sewer line and a conventional garden hose is provided to limit or prevent leakage when water from the garden hose is used to clean the sewer line. The connector comprises a cone, a threaded nut, a washer that forms a seal within the nut, a male fitting that fits over a female RV sewer line, and securing pins for securely attaching the male fitting to the sewer line. The nut may be a moveable swivel-type nut or may comprise the material tip of the cone. The user attaches the nut to the tip of a garden hose and the male fitting at the base of the cone to an RV sewer line and secures the fitting with the securing pins. Afterwards, the user turns on the garden hose, so that water from the hose cleans the sewer line without leaking from the connector.

Abstract: A tube clip structure is disclosed.

Abstract: A power converter, comprising an input circuit having a single diode rectifier (D); and a switcher mode power supply IC (SMPS).

Abstract: This invention discloses a power control system comprising a prime mover and a generator driven by the prime mover. The control device further is coupled with the prime mover and the generator wherein the control device ascertains a power level of the generator and varies an output power of the prime mover according to the power level. The control device measures a duty cycle of a generator output power controller to ascertain the generator power level and generates a signal to a prime mover controller so that the generator duty cycle remains within a pre-determined range. The power control system may include a transmission wherein the control device operation maybe conditioned on a state of the transmission. The power control system may include a speed converter coupled with the prime mover wherein the control device converts a speed of the prime mover according to the generator power level.

Abstract: A wind turbine includes an asynchronous generator having a rotor and a stator, means for determining an actual torque-speed curve of the generator, means for determining an actual grid frequency, and means for determining a shifted torque-speed curve in response to the determined actual grid frequency if the determined actual grid frequency is higher than a predetermined upper frequency limit or lower than a predetermined lower frequency limit. The means for determining a shifted torque-speed curve is further adapted to determine the shifted torque-speed curve such that an increase in the rotor voltage of said generator rotor is counteracted when shifting the actual torque-speed curve to the shifted torque-speed curve. The wind turbine further includes means for shifting the actual torque-speed curve of the generator to the shifted torque-speed curve.

Abstract: A lock installation aid to allow as an assembled unit the installation of a lock assembly. The lock assembly is of a kind which includes a housing with which a latch bolt is movable in its axial direction between a locking condition and a retracted into the housing more condition (herein after “unlocked condition”). It also includes a striker having a region with which the bolt can selectively engage to become constrained in a direction transverse to the axial direction. The lock assembly is assembled as a unit by the lock installation aid which comprises an integrally formed body. It has means releasably engagable with the housing and means releasably engagable with the striker to hold the striker relative to the bolt in a manner fixed at least in a direction lateral to the axial direction.

Abstract: A locking mechanism of a braking device for aluminum doors and window according to the invention includes a sleeve and a locking pillar. The sleeve is a hollow tube-shaped structure, which has an expanded projecting rim at an upper end surface thereof, and a fastening mechanism below the projecting rim. The locking pillar has a fastening section at an outer wall thereof for corresponding with the fastening mechanism of the sleeve to accommodate the locking pillar in the sleeve and to further accommodate the sleeve in a through opening at a supporting window frame of a casement, thereby locating a securing section of the sleeve to the through opening at an upper board of the supporting window frame. Hence, the locking pillar is allowed with sliding movements in the sleeve without being bounced out or disengaged.

Abstract: A vehicle door latch assembly includes a latch rod coupled to a latch mechanism and operable by a door handle to unlatch the latch mechanism. The latch assembly may include a release clip operably connected to the latch mechanism for releasably connecting the latch rod to the latch mechanism. A latch rod release bracket may be mounted to an inner surface of a vehicle door, and include an extension having a wedge-shaped area adjacent a lower portion thereof engageable with a detent on the release clip to disengage the release clip and thereby release the latch rod during a side impact event. The invention also provides a method of releasing a latch rod from a latching mechanism in a vehicle door during a side impact event, with the method using the latch rod release bracket described above.

Abstract: A door catch includes a back plate having two laterally symmetric sleeves formed on a front face thereof. An elastic check member is mounted in a rear end of each sleeve to replace a conventional screw to confine a steel ball and a spring in the sleeve, so that the spring normally pushes the steel ball forward to partially project from a front open end of the sleeve and the elastic check member backward to firmly close the rear end of the sleeve. The steel balls projected from the two sleeves of the back plate together firmly clamp between them a stop post correspondingly mounted on a movable door leaf.

Abstract: Provided is a push-to-open latch that is selectively moveable between latched and unlatched positions. The push-to-open latch comprises a latch assembly that is reciprocatable relative to a catch assembly. The latch assembly includes a latch housing having a housing bore extending to a housing bottom wall. A pin rod shaft extends upwardly from the housing bottom wall and has a pin rod dowel extending outwardly therefrom. The catch assembly includes a catch housing with an inner and outer cam rotatably disposed therewithin and having mating ends that collectively define a cam interior. The inner and outer cam mating ends have cam bores and inner and outer cam mating end ramps that cooperate to alternately engage and release the pin rod dowel from the cam interior such that the push-to-open latch is respectively placed in the latched and unlatched positions during reciprocation of the pin rod shaft through the cam bore.

Abstract: A seal mechanism comprises a seal body and a cable or a bolt member extending through the seal body. The body of the mechanism remains attached to a host when the cable or bolt member is broken. In this way, the seal body, which comprises over half of the cost of the entire seal mechanism, is immediately available at the host for re-use.

Abstract: A security device comprising a retaining member forming an adjustable loop, including a cable; a ratchet member connected to the cable, operable to narrow the loop and to prevent widening of the loop, including a first main part comprising a gear ring extending in a first plane with a saw tooth profile raised from the plane, a second main part, rotatable relative to the first main part, including a latch member biased towards the first plane to engage the gear ring, and a drum for winding up of the cable.

Abstract: A security fastening device is disclosed which is similar to a cable tie but which cannot be removed without destroying the device. A locking head with locking mechanism is enclosed and protected by a shroud that prevents access to the mechanism to defeat it. The head has an entrance opening and the shroud has an exit opening through which an elongated member with locking projections of the fastening device passes and the projections cooperate with the locking mechanism to lock the fastening device. The projections all have a diameter that is only slightly smaller than the diameter of the entrance opening. When the elongated member has been inserted through the locking mechanism and shroud a locking projection sits in each of the entrance and exit openings. Due to the snug fit nothing can be inserted through the entrance opening to defeat the locking mechanism and open the fastening device. A variation of the security fastening device has an insert that is mounted inside the shroud from the exit opening.

Abstract: A door handle assembly is provided for a door of a vehicle. The door handle assembly includes a mount adapted for attachment to the vehicle, an input member supported for movement relative to the mount, and a handle supported for movement relative to the mount. The handle can move from a low profile position to an extended position. The handle is adjacent the mount in the low profile position, and the handle is spaced from the mount in the extended position. The handle moves from the low profile position to the extended position due to an input provided to the input member. The handle can be further moved from the extended position to an operative position to unlatch the door of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a mounting bracket and a handle. The mounting bracket is configured and dimensioned to be mounted within a vehicle door. The handle is pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket to pivot about a pivot axis between a latching position and a latch release position. The handle is basically an elongated member that includes a pivot portion, a grip portion and a counterbalancing portion. The grip portion extends perpendicularly relative to the pivot axis from a first side of the pivot portion. The counterbalancing portion extends perpendicularly relative to the pivot axis from a second side of the pivot portion. The grip portion and the counterbalancing portion are configured and dimensioned such that a center of gravity of the handle is located proximate the pivot axis.

Abstract: A vehicular door handle assembly comprises a secondary latch with a default active condition for preventing inadvertent opening of a door during an impact, such as a collision. The door handle assembly comprises a primary actuator and a secondary actuator in operative communication with the secondary latch for selective deactivation thereof. When the user's hand grasps and pulls the primary actuator in a normal fashion to open the vehicle door, the user's hand simultaneously grasps the secondary actuator and moves the secondary actuator to deactivate the secondary latch and allow movement of the primary actuator and thereby open the vehicular door.

Abstract: A Bumper and bike rack assembly especially suitable for use as the front bumper assembly of a bus.