Patents Issued in May 21, 2009
  • Publication number: 20090126057
    Abstract: An under body armor hybrid fabric garment has first and second fabric portions. The first fabric portion, configured to cover an upper torso region of a user's body left exposed by the body armor and extending into a second body transition region covered by the body armor, is formed of low or no stretch fabric. The second fabric element, configured to cover a lower torso region of the user's body underneath the body armor, is formed of stretchable fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Moshe Rock, David Costello, Jane Hunter, Charles Haryslak
  • Publication number: 20090126058
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective glove (1) for protecting certain regions of a user's hand (2) against foreign bodies impacting with it such as bullets and/or stabbing or cutting devices, with a lining (4) made from a material that is not or not very resistant to stabs, cuts or incisions and is not bullet-proof, for example a textile fabric, a leather, a laminate or similar, comprising several glove fingers (10 to 14), and a glove top face (17) extends on an external surface (3) of the lining (4) in the region of finger top sides (19) and in a top hand region (15), and a bullet-proof and/or cut or stab inhibiting protective padding (20) is built up on or placed on certain regions of the glove top face (17) starting from a padding bottom face (21) and is attached to the lining (4) at joining points (22), and the protective padding (20) prevents penetration by foreign bodies impacting with it to a glove interior lying underneath it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: ESKA Lederhandschuhfabrik
    Inventor: Paul Loos
  • Publication number: 20090126059
    Abstract: Systems and devices for protecting a user's head and for integrating accessories with a head protection system. The head protection system uses a rigid shell worn on the user's head and the rigid shell is provided with a power/data bus located inside a preconfigured channel inside a halo housing attached to the shell. This power/data bus is accessible to peripherals by means of distinct connection points both inside and outside the shell. Removable protection accessories are also provided and may be attached on the shell by way of an attachment subsystem located on the inside edge of the shell. The attachment subsystem has a number of recesses which mate with tabs on the removable protection accessories. Once attached to the shell, the removable protection accessories may then be locked into place using a suitable locking mechanism. A nape protection attachment, a mandibular guard attachment, a visor attachment, and other protection accessories may then be attached to the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: David W. Tack, Harold A. Angel
  • Publication number: 20090126060
    Abstract: Process for the production of a monolayer composite article comprising an unidirectional array of high performance polyolefin fibers, the process comprising the steps of positioning of the fibers in a coplanar, parallel fashion consolidation of the fibers to obtain the monolayer composite article, the process comprises after the step of position of the fibers and before or after the step of consolidation of the fibers, a step in which the fibers are stretched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Martinus Johannes Nicolaas Jacobs, Martin Antonius Van Es
  • Publication number: 20090126061
    Abstract: A wetsuit includes an outer layer and an inner layer. The inner layer is attached to the outer layer and includes a plurality of fibers having wool and being configured in a plurality of clusters. The inner layer also includes a plurality of interconnected channels. At least a portion of each channel is defined by a space between adjacent clusters. The wetsuit also includes an opening that is disposed on a rear side of the wetsuit. The wetsuit additionally includes at least one fastener that is connected to the opening to open and close the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Tetsuya O'Hara
  • Publication number: 20090126062
    Abstract: The batting helmet is a training helmet having an extendable panel on each side of the helmet. Each panel is slidably mounted in a hollow case or sheath attached to the ear flap and extends forward from the ear flap at eye level. The panel is extendable in discrete increments, preferably to three different lengths, to offer a greater or lesser degree of restriction of the batter's field of vision according to the batter's skill level. In order to accomplish incremental extension, the panel has a resilient tab or button that locks into one of a plurality of slots defined in the case to lock the panel at the desired length. The panel restricts the batter's vision to focus the batter's attention on the pitched ball, often requiring the batter to turn his head to see the ball leave the pitcher's hand and follow its flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Omar Bengochea
  • Publication number: 20090126063
    Abstract: Conical face shields, sports helmets, and methods for orienting a conical face shield in a sports helmet are described. In embodiments, the conical face shield has at least two opposing arcuate edges, at least two opposing side edges, and a shield. The arcuate edges each have a first end, a second end, and an edge surface extending between the first end and the second end. Further, the edge surface of the first arcuate edge and the edge surface of the second arcuate edge include an arc segment and the arc segment of the edge surface of the first arcuate edge is part of an ellipse with a greater semi-minor axis than the semi-minor axis of the ellipse forming the arc segment of the edge surface of the second arcuate edge. In various other embodiments, the conical face shield may be horizontally and/or vertically tapered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan I. Brown, Alan W. Reichow, Karl Citek
  • Publication number: 20090126064
    Abstract: A mask and shield assembly for protecting the face of a user may include A reversible mask having an attachment device and a frame member for detachably connecting to the attachment device of the reversible mask. The frame member may include an outwardly extending projection, and the reversible mask includes an aperture, and the outwardly extending projection may cooperate with the aperture to hold the reversible mask in position. The reversible mask may include a first surface of the reversible mask including camouflage indicia, and the reversible mask includes a second surface including hunter orange indicia. The attachment device may include an expandable aperture and the expandable aperture may include a slit. The outwardly extending projection may include an enlarged end, and the frame member may include a concave curved portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Brian K. Reaux
  • Publication number: 20090126065
    Abstract: A knee support has a body and two pressing strips. The body is a band having two ends, a central segment, a protecting portion, and a shockproof pad. The protecting portion is formed in the central segment of the body. The two pressing strips are formed on the outer surface of the body and each has a distal end and a connector being formed on the distal end. The distal end of the pressing strip mounted through the ring, folded back on itself and attached to the body using the connector. The body orientates and holds the knee support in position while the pressing strip presses tightly against and supports a patella of the knee. The knee support prevents discomfort associated with loss of blood and provides good shock-absorption for the knee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Pang-Ching Chiang
  • Publication number: 20090126066
    Abstract: A kneepad includes a number of layered material portions and an inner padding portion located between the layered material portions. An integral protective covering is attached to an outer surface of the kneepad. A pair of attachment elements is adapted to attach the kneepad to a person's knee. The protective portion includes a number of raised elements that operate to form pneumatic cushioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sasaki, Michael Dancyger
  • Publication number: 20090126067
    Abstract: A vest having a head aperture for placement around the neck of a wearer, wherein a circumferential seal of flexible elastomeric waterproof material is welded to the head aperture, the vest further comprising an adjustable releasable fastener secured to opposite sides of a substantially radial slit extending through the seal, the slit and fastener enabling the seal to be adjusted and secured to accommodate wearers of differing neck circumference, characterized in that the circumferential seal is an annulus, welded to and in the same plane as the vest, and having a flexibility, resilience and width such that the seal self-conforms upwardly to the neck when fastened, forming a waterproof contact band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: THESIS TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Edward Louis Palmer, Shaun Nightingale
  • Publication number: 20090126068
    Abstract: Adjustable padding systems for garments, incorporating a pocket and a pad. The pocket is coupled to the garment and has a wide, proximal portion and a narrow, distal portion. The pad has corresponding wide and narrow portions. The narrow portion of the pad is longer than the length of the narrow portion of the pocket, but is adjustable in length. Accordingly, the location of the wide portion of the pad along the length of the garment can be adjusted by adjusting the length of the narrow portion of the pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Paadz Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Don Van Trojen
  • Publication number: 20090126069
    Abstract: An equestrian riding garment includes a pair of pants of elastic material having inner leg expanses and a butt expanse of durable material affixed to corresponding regions thereof, the inner leg and butt expanses being made of real or faux leather that is perforated to increase air permeability and to promote friction with a saddle. Preferably, the butt expanse is bifurcated into left and right sub-pieces corresponding with the equestrian's left and right buttocks. Optionally, a knee region of the inner leg expanses is articulated, as by segmenting. Optionally, an abdominal and/or inner calf region of the pair of pants includes an inner support layer of extra fabric for more flattering fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Sheryl Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20090126070
    Abstract: A multi-purpose unisex garment that can be worn in a variety of configurations on different parts of the body and for a variety of occasions. The garment includes a first sheet of material and a second sheet of material, which is positioned opposite the first sheet of material. The first and second sheets of material are secured to one another at or near two opposite ends of the sheets of material. The two other opposite ends of the sheets of material are open to allow a part of the body to pass through at least one of the openings. At least one of the open ends has a securing device positioned along at least a portion of the opening that may securely close at least a portion of the respective opening to secure the garment about the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Robin L. Lee
  • Publication number: 20090126071
    Abstract: A device for holding a baby item, includes a baby garment, a decorative shape coupled to a surface of the baby garment, a grasper coupled to a lower portion of the decorative shape by a loop and operable to attach objects to the baby garment, where the grasper includes a contiguous length having a first end and a second end and forming a shape, a first locking portion on the first end, and a second locking portion on the second end, the second locking portion couplable to the first locking portion. The grasper is operable to accept an object when the first locking portion and the second locking portion are unlocked and to retain the object when the contiguous length is inserted one of around, in, and through a portion of the object and the first locking portion and the second locking portion are locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Kerry Salvanto
  • Publication number: 20090126072
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an attachable/detachable swimwear garment having a garment piece that is both attachable and detachable to at least one other garment piece. The attachable/detachable swimwear garment includes a top garment piece and a bottom garment piece, both of which have garment attachment means. It is contemplated that the top attachment means of the top garment piece is attachably engageable to the bottom garment attachment means of the bottom garment piece to provide an attached garment having a desired style and function. It is further contemplated that the top attachment means is detachable from the bottom garment attachment means, to allow the top garment piece to be worn separately from the bottom garment piece. The invention allows the wearer of the garment to readily convert between garment configurations appropriate for swimming/bathing versus other activities, as well as easily transform the garment for modesty reasons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Natalie Allen
  • Publication number: 20090126073
    Abstract: A garment is provided with an area for displaying interactive indicia or images thereon. The interactive display includes at least one image disposed on the outer surface of the garment. A pocket panel having an outside face partially covers the image disposed on the outer surface of the garment. At least one image is disposed on the outer face of the pocket panel and duplicates the image on the garment to depict a person(s) engaged in some type of activity (fishing, bowling, cycling, cheerleading, etc.). The depicted person is shown on the panel wearing apparel appropriate for the particular type of engaged-in activity. The outside panel can be pulled open to reveal the covered image of the person either fully or partially devoid of the wearing apparel depicted on the pocket panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Jay A. Lovett
  • Publication number: 20090126074
    Abstract: A reinforced glove includes a substrate, typically in the form of a shell having the shape of a human hand, and a protective coating disposed on the substrate to form a composite therewith. The shell and any integral or non-integral reinforcing elements are at least partially covered by the protective coating, which penetrates such reinforcing elements to thereby improve the bond between the shell and reinforcing elements, whereby the durability, strength and grippability of the glove are enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Henry Mattesky
  • Publication number: 20090126075
    Abstract: The present invention provides a glove for a wearer. The glove has a hand covering portion and an arm covering portion connected to the hand covering portion. The arm covering portion has a number of segments with each connected to one another by a pivot. The arm covering portion in a first position covers and protects the wearer. The arm covering portion in a second position forms an obstruction to prevent a liquid from contacting the wearer with the obstruction trapping the liquid therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Rosemary F. Knuth, Ross Steven Randolph, Joseph C. Hourihan, Gerald Merovitz
  • Publication number: 20090126076
    Abstract: A cap having a crown sized for receiving a head of a wearer and a lid connected to a front portion of the crown, the cap including a fan having a fan body and a motor for driving a plurality of rotatable fan blades for providing cool ambient air to the wearer, and at least one heating device removably attached to the crown for providing heat to the wearer. A protective cover may also be provided for covering a top portion of the cooling device for preventing at least one of debris and moisture from impeding the operation of the cooling device. At least one of the fan body and the fan blades is composed of a transparent material having at least one illuminator for projecting light by illuminating the at least one of the fan body and the fan blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: ROBERT OCHOA
  • Publication number: 20090126077
    Abstract: This product is made for people of all ages and is to be worn to bed in order to preserve your hairstyle. The Wrap Snap Cap stays intact leaving the hair with a smooth and healthy appearance for the next day. Finally, people everywhere will be able to get a fill night sleep without fixing and rewrapping their hair. Never again will you have to worry about it falling off while you sleep.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Pamela O'Neal
  • Publication number: 20090126078
    Abstract: A multi-piece convertible scarf. An inner head-scarf and an outer shoulder-scarf that can be styled separately or connectively to provide multiple styles in an all-in-one fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Sarah Rashid
  • Publication number: 20090126079
    Abstract: The cotton pants 1 as a pair of pants with the L pocket is that the front and the reverse edge 3Ab of the storing part 3A is perpendicular against the length direction of the belt part 3, therefore all the sewing process can be done by sewing machine and the mass productivity can be kept. Also because the upper edge of the raw fabric which does not have the rectangle expansion and contraction inside the elongating part 3B is sewn on and the lower edge of the raw fabric which does not have expansion and contraction is sewn on the lower edge of the belt part 3, one part of the raw fabric 6 which does not have expansion and contraction can be seen even if the one who wears it turns over the lower edge of the elongating part 3B by curiosity and the inner structure of the stretch stopper material 11 etc. can not be seen, therefore the situation that the one who wears it pulls out the inner structure and destroys the structure which is capable of expansion and contraction can definitely be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Koji KATO
    Inventor: Koji Kato
  • Publication number: 20090126080
    Abstract: In a pair of trousers stretchable around a waist, to be able to prevent from getting wrinkles and the like on upper parts of a front body and a back body with certainty and improve an appearance so as to make a tuck and an opening end of a storing part unnoticeable and yet, to be able to enhance its productivity. In a pair of suit trousers 1, by following attachment of a tuck 5 to each of upper ends of side lines LS and RS, a primary elastic material being joined between an elongating part 3B and a storing part 3A becomes elastic, thereby being elastic around the waist. With this movement, tucks 5 are opened and closed, therefore, it can prevent from getting wrinkles and the like on upper parts of a front body 4 and a back body 9. Also, tucks 5 are attached along side lines LS and RS, thereby being united with side lines LS and RS with tucks 5 closed. Even if tucks 5 are opened, tucks 5 are extensions of side lines LS and RS, thereby being unnoticeable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Koji KATO
  • Publication number: 20090126081
    Abstract: Die The invention relates to a sock, especially for use in sports, which comprises a foot part (1) and a leg (2), said foot part having a toe area (11) and a heel area (12) and a sole area (13) between the toe and the heel area, and which is also provided with an O-ring-type bandage (22). An O-ring-type bandage (22) is disposed in the area of the ankle joint and extends asymmetrically on the circumference of the sock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: X-TECHNOLOGY SWISS GMBH
    Inventor: Bodo W. Lambertz
  • Publication number: 20090126082
    Abstract: A sterile orthopaedic containment sock is described. The sock is made of a surgical polymer material, and is applied to a patient's foot prior to a surgery to isolate contaminants. The sock conforms to the patient's foot and may be packaged such that its application needs not incur contact between the patient's foot and the hand of the person applying the sock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Gregory Clayton Janes
  • Publication number: 20090126083
    Abstract: A convertible hunting belt and shoulder sling is provided with an elongated tongue section and elongated tongue joiner section that are adjustably attached along the length of the opposing ends of a central band section so that the overall closed, or fastened, diameter of the belt and shoulder sling has a wide range of adjustability for convertible use as a waist belt or shoulder sling. Various type of equipment can be attached to the elongated central band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: James O. Holtzclaw, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090126084
    Abstract: A posture support garment comprises shoulder cap straps designed to pull the shoulders back thereby straightening the wearer's posture. The shoulder cap straps may be lined with silicone or some other appropriate material to grip or “grab” the skin at the area of the pectoral muscles or may be designed to cup the shoulders mechanically. This invention provides an effective posture enhancement while also providing a garment that is comfortable to wear all day. The posture support garment may be integrally designed and manufactured into a brassiere, T-shirt, bodice, or other top garment. The posture support garment may be worn by computer users or others concerned with detrimental genetic posture or the detrimental effects of everyday activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Mary C. Fenske
  • Publication number: 20090126085
    Abstract: A motorcycle helmet is disclosed with a detachable spinal cord protective device or attachment, wherein the protective device or attachment is a detachable collar that, for example, snaps to the inside of the helmet and closes at the front neck with a securing mechanism, such as a Velcro™ strap. A motorcycle helmet with a spinal cord protection extension is also disclosed, wherein the extension comprises an elongation in the back to the base of the neck. Also disclosed is a half-helmet with spinal cord protection, wherein a securing mechanism, such as a Velcro™ strap, provides closure around the neck. The disclosed variation in motorcycle helmets enables full range of motion to the sides and front but not to the back of the head, insuring neck protection upon impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Maria Moss Gale
  • Publication number: 20090126086
    Abstract: Device for assembly and disassembly of protective helmet visors, such visor being of the type presenting a hinge inwards the inner visor face, one on each visor extreme. The device includes a base component developed to be robustly linked to the protective helmet and a first recess developed to consent the insertion of the visor hinge into such recess. It also includes blocking components interacting with the hinge. At the same time the lever, inserted into the base, has a relative movement with respect to the base between the visor blocking position and visor opening position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: MAT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS S.L.
    Inventors: Emiliano Taccioli, Filippo Carlo Ratti
  • Publication number: 20090126087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to protective apparatus suitable to provide users of electrical implantable medical devices protection from impacts. More specifically, the present invention relates to protective apparatus suitable to provide users of pacemakers, both internal and external, protection from impacts due to applied or external forces. The apparatus comprises a rigid or semi-rigid outer shell or layer, an impact absorbing inner pad or layer and, optionally, a recess for containing an external electronic device. The outer shell or layer provides impact and deformation resistance while distributing impact forces. The outer shell or layer is formed using a sufficiently thermally pliable material capable of molding to the body part containing, or in contact with, the electronic device. Electrical implantable medical devices are further protected by the inner pad or layer comprising a high density closed cell foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Frank Armstrong, Sharon M. Spinnler
  • Publication number: 20090126088
    Abstract: A nonwoven disposable safety garment made by cutting at least one sheet of nonwoven material into a safety garment pattern, stitching the at least one sheet to define a garment, and hemming the garment. Cut edges are twice folded and hemmed under to prevent exposure of any cut edges. Stitching is characterized by a stitch density in the range of 10 to 12 stitches per inch. Attachment features, such as pockets, sleeves, and loops, are provided for dosimeters and other monitoring equipment. Some attachment features may be used by the wearer to remove the garment, either in a pull-off or tear-off fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Sudhansu S. Yadav, Joseph T. Marcum, Mark Dieterle
  • Publication number: 20090126089
    Abstract: A toilet ventilation system that includes a ventilation collar mountable between a toilet tank and a toilet base. The ventilation collar cooperates with the toilet base for removal of odoriferous air from the toilet bowl via ports in the toilet rim through the ventilation collar. A fan extracts the air from the ventilation collar. A baffle disposed within the ventilation collar prevents water from being extracted from the vent collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Lyle Smith
  • Publication number: 20090126090
    Abstract: A gel-infused seat for a toilet bowl is provided comprising an exposed base section for directly contacting a top rim of the bowl while supporting a user's weight, the base section having a top surface opposite to the bottom surfaces of the seat and at least two edges including an inner circumferential edge and an outer circumferential edge; a foam core layer covering the top surface of the base section and extending to parts of the bottom surfaces of the seat at its inner and outer circumferential edges; a gelatinous overlay for defining a top contour of the seat that yields easily to a pressure applied to give a comfortable softness to the user; and an outer layer for covering the gelatinous overlay and foam core layer leaving the base section exposed with substantially constant space from the base section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Liang Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20090126091
    Abstract: A utensil scrubber apparatus for use with a sink drain comprises an insert sized to tightly fit within a sink drain and having first and second portions. The first portion provides circular peripheral flange and a medial opening for allowing both liquids and solids to pass down through the insert and into the sink drain. The second portion is axially concentric with the first portion and extends downwardly, providing a tapered circular outer surface for tightly fitting within the sink drain. A plurality of resilient bristles upwardly extend from the top surface of the first portion in a position adjacent to the opening. The bristles are sized and arranged in such a way as to allow for a relatively easy means of dislodging food from a utensil. In the preferred embodiment, the insert contains a scenting agent for masking potentially unpleasant odors emanating from the sink drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Carl M. Buehler, Stephen Brian Gates, Carl Buehler, IV
  • Publication number: 20090126092
    Abstract: A method for forming thick sanitary foaming in an inside bottom of a sanitary device, which is a sanitary foaming forming method for sanitary device, includes the process of forming and spreading a layer of foaming of a given thickness on the inside bottom of the sanitary device to serve as sanitary foam, which, in the use of the sanitary device, functions to prevent splashing and attachment of contamination caused by falling of feces and isolating the odors and bacteria spread from the feces and, after use of the toilet and in carrying out flushing, shields disgusting condition and spreading of bacteria and odors caused by flushing of water. Further, chemical agents of perfuming, deodorizing, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing, lubricating, toughening and long-lasting of the sanitary foam may be added in the foaming agent to further enhance effectiveness of sanitary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Wen-Hsien Kao
  • Publication number: 20090126093
    Abstract: A breaking means is installed in a stagnant portion of the body of the toilet device. The breaking means has a breaking mechanism unit. The breaking mechanism unit is a cutter mechanism and has cutter members. Each of the cutter members has multiple cutter blades along its rotation axis direction. Cutter blades of adjacent cutter members mesh with each other with a small clearance kept. Because by the action of this cutter member, excrement and others including tissue paper, etc. can be cut out finely and broken, the excrement and others (solids) are made into liquid mixture in this breaking process. Because of liquid mixture, drain takes place easily so that clogging of a drain pipe can be prevented even if hardly soluble matters such as tissue paper are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: MAX CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Toshio Hiranuma, Masahiko Hashimoto, Shigenori Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090126094
    Abstract: Methods and various devices for conserving water during the process of toilet flushing are disclosed. The method herein emphasizes retrofitting a toilet of the type typically having a reservoir, tank float, overflow tube, flush handle, lever arm, and a means of linkage to a flapper valve. Rigid internal components of the means of linkage are the primary improvements presented herein. The disclosed rigid devices replace the chain as the means of linkage in the toilet reservoir and thereby function, throughout the entire flush cycle, as a direct operator of the flapper valve, giving the user proactive control over the amount of water used in flushing. Devices, or kits, utilized in carrying out the water conserving method are disclosed which are easily installable into existing toilets of older design. The inventive concept empowers the user of a toilet to control the sufficiency of the total flush and consequently, the corresponding volume of water used, while operating the toilet with current flush controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Stephen G. Laube
  • Publication number: 20090126095
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a versatile multihole watersaving closestool, which concerns sanitary used in daily life. The inner bowl of the closestool is formed as an askew funnel, and the drain port is uplifted. At the backend of the drain port, a multihole connector is connected. A rear drain port, to which a rear-discharging connecting pipe is connected, is provided at the other end of the connector. A vertical discharging opening, to which a vertical connecting pipe is connected, is provided at the bottom of the connector. The afterbody of the integral board is designed to upswell to be a male tab, and is perforated to form a connected space for the connection of the vertical connecting pipe of the multihole connector and the vertical sewer pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Linchang Chen
  • Publication number: 20090126096
    Abstract: An elevator assembly structured to regulate the accessible depth of a swimming pool including a platform selectively and automatically moveable between lowered, intermediate and raised positions thereby regulating the depth of the pool as well as providing a stable barrier and support area adjacent the open top of the pool when in a raised position. A support assembly and drive assembly are operatively associated to move and maintain the platform in any of the aforementioned positions. The platform includes a passage assembly comprising an apertured construction including a plurality of openings disposed and dimensioned to facilitate water flow therethrough as the platform moves within the pool. A sensor assembly is disposed to monitor predetermined vicinity adjacent the pool and functions to automatically dispose the platform in the raised position, thereby preventing drowning of individuals who cannot swim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Juan Carlos Bocos
  • Publication number: 20090126097
    Abstract: A locking system for securing a cover that moves within a hole between a lowered position and a raised position is disclosed. The locking system includes one or more locking mechanisms. Each locking mechanism includes an upper leg and a lower leg, each upper leg and the lower leg having a proximal end and a distal end. Each locking mechanism further includes a first joint that joins the upper leg near the respective distal ends of the upper leg and the lower leg, the first joint allowing planar rotational motion of the upper leg relative to the lower leg between a minimum folded angle in the lowered position and a maximum unfolded angle in the raised position. Each locking mechanism further includes a second joint to flexibly attach the distal end of the upper leg on the bottom side of the cover to allow planar rotational motion of the upper leg relative to the cover, and a third joint to flexibly attach the distal end of the lower leg to an attachment disposed on the bottom of the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Stefan Kanetis
  • Publication number: 20090126098
    Abstract: An infrared sauna is provided. The infrared sauna comprises a chamber formed of a floor, a plurality of side walls a door and a ceiling, a far infrared-heater embedded in the chamber and a control and display device mounted in the chamber. The side wall and door are three-ply conformation of a wood board, an outer protecting layer and a heat preservation material layer therebetween. The sauna has a metal board as a outer protecting layer, it keeps old classic style inner chamber and brings consumer much more wider choice margin of sauna house modeling. The arrangement of the infrared reflecting glass helps promote infrared radiation absorption by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Gary Gong
  • Publication number: 20090126099
    Abstract: A hydrotherapy jet is disclosed which has a jet body with a water inlet to allow water to flow into it. An eyeball with one or more outlets is mounted to the body to allow water to flow out of the body through the outlets. The flow of water through the outlets causes the eyeball to rotate. A retaining pin is mounted within the jet body to hold the eyeball to the body, with the eyeball rotating around said pin. A system for providing a hydrotherapy jet to a reservoir of water is also disclosed and includes a reservoir shell capable of holding water with a plurality of hydrotherapy jets according to the invention that are mounted around the reservoir shell. A water pump system circulates water from the reservoir to said jets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Michael D. Holtsnider
  • Publication number: 20090126100
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a bathtub heating system may detect a temperature of bathtub fluid (e.g., water, mud, etc.) in a bathtub and may apply heat to the bathtub fluid to maintain a substantially constant temperature (or to provide a user indicated and/or predetermined temperature/time profile). In some embodiments, the bathtub heating system may not use a temperature sensor. For example, the bathtub heating system may use a fluid level sensor to detect when the bathtub fluid in the bathtub is at a sufficient height to operate and may apply a predetermined amount of power to the heating elements to approximately maintain the temperature of the bathtub fluid in the bathtub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Lee Kenoyer, Richard Gene Washington, Rhetta Suzanne Horn Verret
  • Publication number: 20090126101
    Abstract: A portable foldable infant bathing and changing station includes a tub member for holding at least one of a predetermined amount of water, an infant, and a combination thereof. Such tub member is manufactured from a first predetermined material and has a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. A plurality of leg members each have a first end and a second end and each of such first ends of such plurality of leg members are operably connected to an outer surface of such tub member at predetermined locations thereon for supporting such tub member at a predetermined height. Such leg members are manufactured from a second predetermined material and have a second predetermined size and a second predetermined shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Hien Le
  • Publication number: 20090126102
    Abstract: The invention proposes an odor seal for use in or on the drainage channel of sanitary installations or the like, or on the outflow thereof, comprising a housing (101) provided with an inflow, and also comprising a helical inner wall (114) which is arranged on the housing, at a spacing apart therefrom, and forms an annular space (106) with the inner housing wall (113), and this annular space (106) is connected to an upper overflow (115), formed by way of the inner wall (114), into an outflow chamber (106) with an outwardly directed overflow connection (103), the housing (101) being an elongate conduit component which is closed at the ends on both sides and in which the helical inner wall (114) is arranged in the longitudinal direction, at a spacing apart, to form the annular space (105), which is connected to the inflow (102) and/or an inflow chamber (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: SCHLÜTER-SYSTEMS KG
    Inventor: Werner Schlüter
  • Publication number: 20090126103
    Abstract: Shown and described is a device for back a plumbing fixture, in particular to a wall, essentially comprising a mounting rail preferably made of metal, which contains a large number of holes, slots or the like provided for the wall mounting and to the mounting of mounting plates for a plumbing fixture, the two rail longitudinal edges being designed as attachment zones offset from the mounting level. The object of the invention is to create a new device for back mounting a plumbing fixture with which in a simple fashion a number of a plumbing fixture can be mounted to a wall with precisely the same spacing from each other and in a precise arrangement to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Uwe DIETRICH, Anton Schneider, Friedrich Wilhelm Angelkorte
  • Publication number: 20090126104
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a mechanical lifting system with seat which enable the disabled people with paralysis or paresis of lower limps to stand up from the wheelchair and without excessive energy expenditure take upright position in standing frame and came back to the wheelchair. This mechanical lifting system can be used in a kind of walking frame, static standing frame or mobile standing frame and is very useful in rehabilitation of disabled people.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: ALREH MEDICAL SP. Z.O.
    Inventor: Zbignlew Lukasiak
  • Publication number: 20090126105
    Abstract: A baby soothing device includes a holding structure, a supporting frame, a sliding shaft, and a driving device. The holding structure is used for holding a baby. The supporting frame is used for supporting the holding structure on a surface. The sliding shaft has an end connected to the holding structure. The driving device is disposed between the sliding shaft and the supporting frame. The driving device is used for driving the sliding shaft to move upward and downward relative to the supporting frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Hong-Bo Chen, Chih-Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20090126106
    Abstract: The invention relates to a suspension device for bed-base slats which is formed by an end-piece which has an upper portion which comprises at least one receptacle to receive the end of a slat, a lower portion which is provided with means for anchoring the said end-piece to a bed frame, and an intermediate portion which comprises suspension members which connect the lower portion to the upper portion. The suspension members comprise at least one longitudinal wall which is able to fold at a substantially longitudinally extending fold line, and at least one transverse wall which is able to fold at a substantially transversely extending fold line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Jacques Lobry