Abstract: A connecting unit for accommodating a wick of a cold cathode fluorescent lamp is disclosed. The connecting unit includes a substrate having a conductive layer disposed thereon, a v-shaped opening, and a c-shaped opening. The width of the front end of the v-shaped opening is greater than the diameter of the wick, and the width of the back end of the v-shaped opening is less than the diameter of the c-shaped opening and less than the diameter of the wick. The conductive layer is disposed on a surface of the c-shaped opening and the v-shaped opening.

Abstract: The edge card connector provides communication between a daughterboard and a printed wiring board. The edge card connector is mounted to a printed wiring board and provides a slot which is angled relative to the printed wiring board. Upper terminals extend from an upper wall of the slot to the printed wiring board and lower terminals extend from a lower wall of the slot to provide communication between the daughterboard and the printed wiring board. In order to provide a low profile daughterboard-connector combination, portions of the connector housing below the plane of the slot have been minimized. In addition, portions of the lower terminals are provided above the plane of the slot in order to minimize the dimensions of the connector housing below the plane of the slot.

Abstract: A USB connector type memory card adapter is disclosed to include a metal shield covered with a cover shell having a memory card insertion hole and insertable into a USB jack of an electronic apparatus, a USB connector unit mounted inside the metal shield and electrically connectable to the USB jack into which the metal shield is inserted, and a memory card module longitudinally connected to the rear end of the USB connector unit in a flush manner inside the metal shield and electrically connected to the USB connector unit for receiving the inserted memory card and electrically connecting the inserted memory card to the USB connector unit.

Abstract: A connector has a male housing (10) with a hood (12) and a female housing (20) that can be telescoped into the hood (12). The female housing (20) has an elastic hold-down piece (38) that elastically contacts the male housing (10) at an angle to a direction in which the housings (10; 20) are telescoped together. An elastic pressing force of the elastic hold-down piece (38) prevents housings (10) and (20) from shaking at an angle to the fit-in direction. The elastic hold-down piece (38) is made of the synthetic resin and has a small elastic deformation amount. Thus, the elastic hold-down piece (38) has a higher effect than an elastic hold-down piece made of rubber in preventing shaking.

Abstract: An electrical connector and method of making an electrical connection wherein the connector includes a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatable relative to each other, a chamber, a cavity configured to receive a first wire, and a first conductive member positioned within the chamber. The first conductive member is configured to extend into the cavity and establish electrical contact with a conductor of the first wire upon rotation of the upper housing portion relative to the lower housing portion. A second conductive member can be electrically coupled to a conductor of a second wire. The second conductive member is also electrically coupled to the first conductive member such that electrical conductivity can thus be established between the conductor of the first wire and the conductor of the second wire.

Abstract: A connector system includes a plurality of conductor piercing units supported by a frame for vertical displacement between upper disconnected and lower connected positions relative to a plurality of parallel spaced insulated conductors supported in a horizontal plane by a base plate. The piercing units are displaced between said upper and lower positions by operating disks eccentrically mounted for rotation on a horizontal support shaft that extends between an opposed pair of side walls of the frame. The base plate, frame and piercing unit assembly are arranged in an open-topped support housing that is closed by a cover member or lid. Electrical components may by mounted on the lid for connection with the piercing unit assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connector with a housing for accepting an electrical cable with at least an electric wire and a sheathing. On the housing, a holding element is fixed that has a holding tab, the holding tab being arranged at an angle to a longitudinal direction of the electrical cable, and an edge of the holding tab being provided for engaging the sheathing of the cable.

Abstract: A system for electrically connecting first and second electronic devices wherein the devices are movable relative to each other. The system includes an electric cable having end segments and a medial segment therebetween wherein each of the end segments connects to one of the first and second electronic devices. A tensioning mechanism maintains a tensile load on the medial segment of the electric cable while a guide mechanism directs movement of the electric cable in response to relative motion between the first and second electronic devices. Moreover, a strain relief mechanism is operative to mitigate the transmission of tensile loads from the medial segment to either of the end segments such that the end segments are substantially unloaded in response to movement of the devices.

Abstract: The combination of an elongate cable and a connector assembly. The elongate cable has a central axis and a receptacle with a radially inwardly facing conductive surface. A body on the connector assembly has an insert portion with a wall having a radially inwardly facing surface and a radially outwardly facing conductive surface. A first connector is in electrical contact with the radially outwardly facing conductive surface on the wall. The insert portion is extended into the receptacle on the cable. A biasing assembly is configured to produce a resilient radial force on the wall of the connector assembly so as to maintain the radially outwardly facing conductive surface of the wall in electrical contract with the radially inwardly facing conductive surface of the elongate cable to thereby maintain a conductive path between the radially inwardly facing conductive surface on the elongate cable and the first connector.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a coaxial electrical connector comprises a terminal member, an insulator, and a metallic shell. The terminal is located in the insulator, and the insulator is located in the metallic shell. The insulator has a foldaway extending member which has a groove. When the wire stock is inserted and placed in contact with the terminal, the extending member is bent toward the wire and the groove clips the wire tightly. Thus, the electrical connector ensures that the wire and the terminal are electrically connected.

Abstract: A connecting arrangement having a partition and a plurality of contact pins is disclosed. Each contact pin has two contact portions and a fastening portion electrically connecting the contact portions to each other, the contact portions each being arranged so as to be accessible from one side of the partition. The connecting arrangement also has a plurality of contact chambers into which the contact pins are arranged, a radially resilient sealing sleeve arranged in each contact chamber, and at least one seal. The seal is configured as a radially outwardly projecting circumferential annular web being arranged on the fastening portion of each contact pin and being sealingly pressed into the sealing sleeve.

Abstract: An electronic device (10) includes a circuit board (40) and a shield (20). The circuit board includes a pair of mounting holes (44), a first surface (41), a second surface (43) opposite to the first surface, and at least one electronic component (42). The shield includes a top wall (26), a pair of first sidewalls (22), a pair of second sidewalls (24) opposite to the first sidewalls, and a pair of mounting members (23). The top wall, the first sidewalls, and the second sidewalls cooperatively bound a receiving portion (28) for receiving the electronic component. The mounting members extend respectively from the first sidewalls toward the circuit board corresponding to the mounting holes of the circuit board. At least one gap (220) is formed between each of the mounting members and each of the first sidewalls.

Abstract: A low voltage differential signaling connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating face, a rear face, an upper face, a lower face and two end faces, a mating slot being defined on the mating face and transversally extending through the rear face and having a plurality of receiving passages and first position slots, the lower face having a plurality of second position slots; a grounding member embedded into the dielectric housing and including an elongated plate, a plurality of first contact arms protruding from the elongated plate and being mounted into the first position slots; a metal shell shielding the dielectric housing and having a plurality of second contact arms corresponding to the second position slots of the dielectric housing; and a plurality of terminals received in the receiving passages of the dielectric housing. Because the grounding member has been separated, the connector can be easily assembled and manufactured.

Abstract: A differential pair connector has a housing floor, an array of differential pairs passing through the housing floor, and a conductive grid integrated into the housing floor for reducing crosstalk between the differential pairs. The conductive grid can have various structures, such as conductive inserts, plated regions and/or a conductive housing floor surrounding non-conductive inserts protecting the differential pins. Although any suitable means can be used to fasten the conductive grid into the housing floor, the grid is preferably press fitted into the top of the housing floor.

Abstract: A portable storage device structure is described. A memory device has a connector and a first concave portion. An opening defined on a hollow housing to form two sections of the hollow housing with different lengths. The longer section has a second concave portion. A resilient member has one end secured to the second concave portion to suspend the opposite end. When the memory device assembles to the hollow housing, the opposite end of the resilient member engages with the first concave portion to avoid the memory device from slipping out of the housing.

Abstract: A coupling device that is used to test power or field effects of an antenna built into an antenna device is proposed. The antenna device is plate-shaped. The coupling device has a housing, an isolation material, and a connector. The housing has a socket at one side. The socket is capable of receiving the antenna device. The isolation material is disposed inside the socket of the housing. The isolation material has a chamber and a metal plate attached to an inner wall of the chamber. The connector is disposed at another side of the housing. The connector is connected to the metal plate and the metal plate is connected to the housing.

Abstract: A connector device in accordance with the present invention includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion has a power input terminal and an input side ground terminal, and the second connecting portion has a power output terminal and an output side ground terminal. The power input terminal and the power output terminal are connected by a first connecting line, the input side ground terminal and the output side ground terminal are connected by a second connecting line, and the first connecting line and the second connecting line are connected via a rectifier element which passes current only in a direction from the second connecting line to the first connecting line. As a result the connector device can prevent input of power having an inverse direction to an electric load even when the power having the inverse direction is output from the power output device side to the electric load side.

Abstract: A lamp socket (10) comprises a housing (12) having a longitudinal axis (14) and first and second planar surfaces, (16, 18), respectively, spaced apart along the longitudinal axis (14), and orthogonal thereto. Aa central, lamp receiving opening (20) is coaxially aligned with the longitudinal axis 14 and mounting means 21 are formed with the first planar surface for accepting, and electrically connecting a lamp, and maintenance means 21a are formed with the second planar surface for maintaining the lamp within the socket. The mounting means (21) includes a first pair of lamp contacts (22, 24) positioned in a first pair of cavities (22?, 24?) formed in the first planar surface (16). The maintenance means (21a) include first lamp base receivers (30) and second lamp base receivers (32) formed in the second planar surface (18); and first and second lamp base retainers (38, 40), respectively, associated with the second planar surface (18).

Abstract: A Micro-B USB electrical connector socket includes a metal shell, a plastic body and an array of formed and aligned discrete conductor leads encapsulated in the body. The leads include a power supply lead, a power return lead, and at least two data differential signal leads. Each lead has a connector pin portion at one end and a circuit connector portion at an opposite end. The plastic body encapsulates unexposed portions of the plurality of discrete conductor leads and includes an over-current circuit protection element such as a PPTC thermistor and an over-voltage circuit protection element such as a zener diode in thermal contact with the PPTC thermistor in order to accelerate heating thereof to a tripped state during a circuit protection event. The metal shell surrounds and mounts the plastic body to register the plastic body and connector pin portions in a predetermined alignment.

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (1) with pluralities of terminals (2,4) thereon. The housing comprises two opposite sidewalls (101,102), two opposite endwalls (103) respectively located on two ends of the sidewalls and a receiving cavity (10) defined therebetween with an opening. A first and a second retaining wall (16,17) are located on each endwall (103) to define a groove (12) theretween, wherein the groove (12) defines a first latching portion (13) adjacent to the first retaining wall (16) near to the opening of the receiving cavity, and an entry (106) is defined between the first latching portion (13) and the second retaining wall (17). The slider (3) comprises a base plate (30), a tongue plate (32) insertable to the receiving cavity and two latching arms (33) insertable to the groove (12) through the entry (106).

Abstract: An electrical connector for an FPC includes an insulative housing (1) defining a space (11) and a pair of engage surfaces (141) at opposite sides of the space; a plurality of terminals (2, 3) side-by-side arranged in the housing and each comprising a supporting arm with a curved portion (212, 312) thereof; and an actuator (4) rotatable assembled in the space of the housing defining shafts (43) being received in the curved portions and a pair of end posts (44) respectively extending from two longitudinal ends thereof, each end post defines a project portion (441); the project portions are engage with the engage surfaces to stop the actuator from moving off while the actuator is rotated relative to the housing.

Abstract: An IC socket includes a socket body (1) having a plurality of passageways (10) extending obliquely from a mating surface (101) toward a mounting surface (103). At least two terminals (2) are insertable into each of the passageways. Thus, even if the at least two terminals are laterally and obliquely movable with respect to an end of the passageway upon the pressure of the IC package toward the IC socket, effective electrical connection between the IC package and the printed circuit board are also established through the use of the IC socket due to having every two terminals of one passageway employed for electrically mating with a common contact pad of the IC package or a common conductive element (31) of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A differential pair connector includes a housing having receptacles for receiving differential pair conductors and electrically conductive shielding tabs extending away from the housing between the receptacles for reducing crosstalk between the differential pairs. The tabs insert into a mated connector when an interconnect is formed. By inserting into the second connector, the shield tabs extend a larger ground plane around each differential pair, thus significantly reducing crosstalk within the connector. The connector can be a high density GbX® style daughter card connector mated to a GbX® style backplane connector.

Abstract: A microphone connector includes an insulation housing and an electrical contact. The insulation housing has an insertion passage arranged at a top surface thereon, a receiving space arranged at a bottom surface thereon and communicated with the insertion passage and grooves passing through opposite sidewalls of the insulation housing. The electrical contact includes a body portion arranged up on the sidewalls, a soldering portion arranged at one end of the body portion, at least two opposite arms arranged at the other end of the body portion and received in the corresponding grooves respectively and elastic connection portions respectively arranged at the side arms and received in the receiving space. While a terminal of a microphone inserts into the insertion passage and electronically couples to the elastic connection portions to form multi-conductive areas, signal is transmitted between the microphone and the microphone connector stably through the multi-conductive areas.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for adapting a first receptacle coupled to a vehicle to power a second receptacle coupled to the vehicle without the need for modifying the vehicle's electrical system wiring. A method is provided in which a vehicle plug connected to the vehicle's electrical system is removed from a power inlet of the first receptacle, a first interface of the adaptor is plugged into the same power inlet, the vehicle plug is plugged into a second interface of the adaptor, and a third interface of the adaptor is coupled to the second receptacle. In some embodiments, the adaptor is provided with modules that replicate the interfaces of existing, standardized vehicle receptacles to increase compatibility with pre-installed vehicle receptacles. The adaptor may optionally be provided with an adaptor plug that wires to a second receptacle via terminal blocks or the like and plugs into the adaptor's third interface.

Abstract: An electrical connector may include a connector housing and a plurality of identical leadframe assemblies received in the connector housing. Each of the leadframe assemblies may define a leadframe mating sequence. The leadframe assemblies may be arranged relative to one another to define a connector mating sequence that differs from the leadframe mating sequence. Each leadframe assembly may define a leadframe mounting footprint. The leadframe assemblies may be arranged relative to one another such that the leadframe mounting footprints are staggered, i.e., offset relative to one another.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a cover, a connector housing received in the cover and including a mating port, and a connecting port, and an insulative cap, including a generally rectangular base section with a central opening for allowing said mating port to extend through, and a pair of locking barbs rearwardly from the base section. The cover includes a pair of ribs formed at inner thereof, and a pair of retaining slots between the ribs and corresponding lateral walls thereof, each retaining slot defining a hollow at a root region thereof, tips of the locking barbs are respectively retained within said hollows of retaining slots for holding the insulative cap and the cover together.

Abstract: A telecommunications patch panel includes a frame defining at least one opening configured to receive a connector module; and at least one connector module rotatably mounted in the at least one opening of the frame. Each connector module defines an axis of rotation generally parallel to the front face. Each connector module includes at least a first and second linear array of openings configured to receive jacks modules. Each of the openings in the first linear array is configured to receive a jack module having a first orientation, and each of the openings in the second linear array is configured to receive a jack module having a second orientation. The second orientation is rotated about 180° from the first orientation along an axis of insertion of the jack module.

Abstract: A low-profile electrical connector having a connector body with a bussing interconnection. The bussing interconnection includes a first receptacle and a second receptacle. The first receptacle is in electrical communication with the second receptacle. The connector body also includes an alignment mechanism configured to align and retain a corresponding plug. At least one of the first receptacle or the second receptacle includes a receptacle body having a plurality of arms configured to apply a contact force in the direction of an opposing plate.

Abstract: A device for detachable electrical connection of a contact pin to a sheet metal component. According to this invention, a durable conducting connection of the contact pin to the sheet metal component may be achieved, whereby the sheet metal component has at least one perforation, in which a sleeve for a contact element is housed in an electrically-conducting manner, enclosing a spring element. The contact pin is housed in the sleeve by the spring element in the assembled position and the contact pin and the sleeve are electrically connected to the sheet metal component by the spring element. This arrangement has a particularly high current-carrying capacity as a result of the spring arrangement housed in the sleeve.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a service switching device having a housing, having a front face side, a rear face side, having front and rear narrow sides connecting the front and rear face sides, having lateral broad sides, a fastening side, having at least one screwless terminal connection, which is fixed in position in a terminal connection area in the interior of the housing, for connecting conductors by fixedly clamping them with a clamping spring, which acts as a compression spring on the connecting conductor ends, fixedly clamps them in a window-like cutout of a busbar and has a number of spring elements which corresponds to the number of connecting conductors to be connected.

Abstract: A female terminal fitting (10) has a tube (12) with a tab insertion opening (12A) for receiving a male tab (80). A contact piece (30) and receiving pads (17) are provided in the tube (12) for sandwiching the male tab (80). The contact piece (30) includes a resiliently deformable contact main body (31) that is curved to come closer to the receiving pads (17) and can resiliently contact a widthwise middle part of a plate surface of the male tab (80) at a convex contact position along the curve. Shake preventing portions (32) are formed at opposite sides of the contact main body (31) and contact opposite sides of the male tab (80) for preventing the male tab (80) from shaking about the center of axis thereof.

Abstract: A kind of terminal includes a base part, which is a planar shape. A connecting part extends from the back of the base part. A contact part extends from the front of the base part. The tip of the contact part forms a contact probe that has an arc surface. A pair of pass holes is defined on the left side and the right side of the base part. A region in the base part further protrudes upwards to form a lump as a press part and extends downwards to form an insertion part.

Abstract: A control lever assembly having a potentiometer is disclosed which has a light emitter (14) and a light collector (15) with a screen (12) located between the emitter (14) and the collector (15). The screen is moveable with a control lever so that by providing varying translucency along the screen, the intensity of light received by the collector (15) changes to thereby provide a changing output signal. The screen (12) is connected to a lever mounted for rotation to move the screen relative to the collector and emitter. The assembly is provided with a housing (22) which has slots (24, 27) joined by an opening (29). The lever is moveable in the respective slots, or from one slot to another through the opening (29) to control different parameters of a marine propulsion system. The lever may have a handle (25) which is rotatable relative to the lever to adjust a further parameter.

Abstract: A personal watercraft can have a steering nozzle pivoting in accordance with the operation of a steering handle unit to change the traveling direction of a vehicle body. A steering position sensor can be configured to detect the steering angle of the steering handle unit. An actuator can be arranged to pivot the steering nozzle to change the steered angle thereof. A running speed sensor can be configured to detect the running speed of the vehicle body, and a control device. The control device can determine an operational amount of the actuator and control the actuator based upon the detection amount of the steering position sensor, the running speed sensor, and a steering ratio preset with reference to the steering angle and the running speed. The steering ratio is set to be smaller as the running speed becomes larger.

Abstract: A propeller for a boat includes a propeller shaft having a shaft hole, a shaft sleeve mounted in the shaft hole of the propeller shaft and provided with a metal core with a through hole for insertion of a driving shaft of the boat, and a shock-absorbing member covering an outer surface of the metal and having an outer surface contacted with an inner surface of the propeller shaft that surrounds the shaft hole; and a lock unit mounted on the driving shaft for fixing the driving shaft in the through hole of the shaft sleeve, so that the propeller is rotatable by the driving shaft. When the propeller bumps hard things during rotation to result in vibration to the propeller, the shock-absorbing member can absorb the vibration so as to protect the driving shaft from damage.

Abstract: The out board motor and stern drive motor have been around for over 100 years using the same concept, the only change has been in the performance and the physical design, (there still very limited in use). Just by the very simple rotation 360 degrees and flexibility movements horizontal or vertical of the out board motor or stern drive motor, the operator will no longer get caught with in its own wake when turning sharp and the operator now can have a much safer ride and a more exciting ride, docking your boat will be ever so easily since the out board motor or stern drive motor can now rotate 360 degrees so your turning radius is no long a factor because you can turn 360 degrees safely at any given time, and with the built in safety censors you also have the advance protection to prevent accidents.

Abstract: A combined riser, offloading and mooring system is provided for the offloading of hydrocarbons from a floating production vessel (FPV), onto a tanker. The system preferably includes an offloading buoy tethered to the mudline by at least one mooring line. The offloading buoy and the mooring line can be part of an offloading buoy system for supporting a production riser and fluid jumper lines. Additionally, the offloading buoy system can support an offloading jumper line from the FPV to a fluid connector on the offloading buoy system through which hydrocarbon fluid is loaded via an offloading hose onto a tanker. The combined riser, offloading and mooring system also preferably includes at least one set of FPV mooring lines for securing the floating production vessel to the offloading buoy system. The system further preferably includes a hawser line for connecting the tanker to the offloading buoy system. In this manner, the number of mooring lines for the floating production vessel may be reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a finished product having antibacterial activity comprising treating at least one face of a substrate comprising at least 50% by weight of cellulosic fibers with a composition containing as sole antimicrobial agent, a metal gluconate chosen in the group consisting of zinc gluconate, silver gluconate, copper gluconate or mixtures thereof. The invention relates to the use of metal gluconate salts as antimicrobial agents for the manufacture of substrates based on fibres, especially cellulosic fibres. The invention further relates to substrates based on fibres, especially cellulosic fibres, comprising said metal salts as antimicrobial agents.

Abstract: An allergen-barrier fabric and method of producing the same is provided. The fabric is formed from weaving yarns and processed such that the resulting pore size is less than approximately 1 micron. The finished fabric may also include exhibit consistent pore to pore variability. The finished fabric may exhibit an MTVR of at least 7,000 and a hydrostatic resistance of at least 10,000 mm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for acoustically and thermally shielding comprising a plate-shaped element. Said plate-shaped element comprises at least one layer of a woven metallic or plastic fabric having warp threads and weft threads, and said metallic or plastic tissue comprises pores. The warp threads and weft threads are not interlinked at their contact points by sintering.

Abstract: The invention is a highly abrasion resistant laminate material with high resistance to water penetration, yet breathable, that can be manufactured to various degrees of breathability to suit any particular application need and a method for making same.

Abstract: The present invention provides an insulating batt of non-woven fibers. This batt is comprised of synthetic fibers, natural fibers, bonding materials or any mixture thereof. It is characterized by an axis of length, an axis of width, and an axis of thickness, wherein the extreme fibers at one end of said axis of thickness form the proximal face of the batt, and the extreme fibers at the other end of said axis of thickness form the distal face of the batt and wherein either said distal face, said proximal face or both faces are essentially non-planar faces.

Abstract: The waterproof/breathable moisture transfer liner for a snowboard boot includes an inner liner selected from technically advanced fabrics which are carefully selected. A series of layers are provided outside the inner liner including foam material layers, breathable membranes, a supportive mesh or a moldable foam, and an outer shell fabric. The applicability of the liner to alpine, cross country and hiking boots, along with appropriate variations for each application.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an image display apparatus having a hermetic container as constructive members, a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, and an image display disposed within the hermetic container, includes a step of disposing a conductive bonding member between the first substrate and the second substrate. Additional steps include sealing the first substrate and the second substrate by heating the conductive bonding member, and specifying an electric potential of the conductive bonding member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a carbon-based composite particle for an electron emission source comprising: a particle of a material selected from the group consisting of metals, oxides, and ceramic materials; and a carbon-based material such as a carbon nanotube which is partially buried inside of the particle and which partially protrudes from the surface of the particle.

Abstract: Crawlers is a padded device with a fastening mechanism for placement around a child's knees. The preferred embodiment of the invention consists of a fabric panel with padding inside, a figure on the outer layer of the fabric panel with a flap on top for insertion of a noisemaker, a velcro hook strip and a velcro loop strip on opposite ends of the fabric panel and a frill layer on top and bottom of the fabric panel. To use the preferred embodiment of the invention, a person will simply line up the front of the fabric panel (the side having the figure) with the front of the child's bare or clothed knees. The back of the fabric panel is positioned along the back of the knee with the device being securely attached by means of the velcro hook strip and velcro loop strip. The child is then free to crawl. The foam padding within the fabric panel prevents the child's knees from getting sore while crawling.

Abstract: A device is provided comprising a body, at least one fluid reservoir supported by the body, at least one drawing mechanism supported by the body and in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, which delivers liquid from the liquid reservoir to the surface of the body through one or more apertures in the device. The liquid can be deposited onto an object by contacting that object with the device. Set or games comprising the device are also provided.

Abstract: An intravenous infusion bag covering, wherein the covering may be an animal-like figure including a body, a front opening, a bottom opening, a top opening and a bottom opening, and an internal cavity therebetween. The internal cavity removeably receives the intravenous infusion bag. The front opening permits viewing of the gradient markers on an intravenous infusion bag. Also provided, is a cover which is removeably detachable to the body, thus covering or exposing the intravenous infusion bag. The intravenous infusion bag covering also has a removeably insertable stuffing material and multiple closures that allow conversion from an intravenous infusion bag covering into a stuffed animal or doll for the patient to take home with them from the hospital.

Abstract: A toy vehicle assembly that includes a toy vehicle coupled to a hand-held launcher. The launcher includes a manually rotated platform that is rotated by a user. Rotation of the platform causes a mechanism within the toy vehicle to store energy. The user can place the toy vehicle adjacent to a surface and release the vehicle from the launcher. The stored energy then propels the vehicle.