Patents Issued in June 18, 2009
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Publication number: 20090152386Abstract: An improved brush cutter having an upper feed control member with stop, forward, neutral, and reverse positions also has a lower feed stop member with selectable sensitivity. Another aspect of the invention is to predict the feed roller shutoff point according to the rate of engine deceleration. According to another aspect, when the feed rollers stop feeding material into the cutters, to overcome drag on the cutters, a controller stops the feed rollers and then reverses them for a short time, and then reverses the rollers again if the problem is still present. To prevent jamming, a pressure switch senses when oil in a hydraulic motor system for rotating the feed rollers is too high and the controller momentarily reverses the feed rollers and then causes them to go forward, a cycle which can occur several times until the feed rollers are no longer stalled.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Mark Robert Stelter, James L. O'Halloran, Dennis K. Gabler, Jeffrey D. Kernwein, Ivan R. Brand, Brian M. Johnson
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Publication number: 20090152387Abstract: A jaw crusher includes: a crusher frame to which a cross member for connecting a pair of side wall plates is provided; a fixed jaw; a swing jaw swingably hung between the side wall plates; a pair of toggle link pins both of which are disposed along a common axial direction having a first outer end pivoted on the side plate and a second inner end pivoted on a main supporter provided to the cross member; and a reaction force-receiving link mechanism including a toggle link rotatably supported by the toggle link pin. The main supporter of the cross member on which the second end of the toggle link pin is pivoted is box-shaped.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Tooru Nakayama, Ryoichi Togashi, Kentaro Ito, Kouzo Suzuki
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Publication number: 20090152388Abstract: A device for adjusting the delivery rate of a linear element. The device forms a delivery path for the linear element between an inlet to the device at a delivery rate that is substantially constant and an outlet from the device at a delivery rate that is variable and substantially periodic and varies the length of the path of the linear element in application of a predetermined periodic relationship. The device includes a plurality of pulleys movable in rectilinear translation periodically in sinusoidal manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Henri HINC, Dominique Leblanc
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Publication number: 20090152389Abstract: A bail arm is provided in a spinning reel for guiding a fishing line to a spool and is mounted to a rotor that includes a first rotor arm and a second rotor arm opposed to the first rotor arm. The bail arm includes a first bail support member 40, a fixing shaft 43, a line roller 41, a fixing shaft cover 44, a fixing bolt 46, and an anti-rotation member 47. The first support member 40 is pivotally mounted to the first rotor arm. The fixing shaft 43 is fixed to the first support member 40. The fixing bolt 46 includes a non-circular head portion 46a and fixes the fixings shaft 43 to the first support member 40. The anti-rotation member 47 is detachably mounted to the first support member 40 and makes contact with the outer peripheral surface of the non-circular head portion 46a for preventing rotation of the fixing bolt 46.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Koji OCHIAI, Keigo Kitajima
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Publication number: 20090152390Abstract: In some embodiments, a cable spool includes a hub having an outer surface that is retractable and expandable, and a single end plate affixed to an end of the hub. In other embodiments, an apparatus includes an assembly of cascaded, temporarily interlocked spools that can be used for simultaneous despooling or spooling of multiple cable coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: James Robert Underbrink, Donn Matthew Perkins, George R. Aguayo
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Publication number: 20090152391Abstract: The MULTIBODY AIRCRANE performs relative positioning, predictive control, and ballast control to achieve very heavy-lifting tasks on land or sea. Such tasks allow station keeping and precise transfer of very heavy payloads between ships underway. This scalable multibody system features three subcomponents: AIRSHIP, SKYCRANE and LOADFRAME. This semi-autonomous system combines aerodynamic (kinetic) and aerostatic (buoyancy force) lift with efficient power and propulsion. During low-speed flight, the Airship and Skycrane are decoupled but linked via a reelable Tether Control Line. Beneath the Skycrane, centered on its hull, a patented NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) RoboCrane (featuring a computer controlled six degrees of freedom (DoF) cabling system,) is attached, to precisely suspend and control a Loadframe, with or without payload. During subsonic forward flight, these Airship and Skycrane are coupled as a single airframe (fuselage and delta wing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Bruce Kimberly McWhirk
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Publication number: 20090152392Abstract: Lofting of a Blended Wing Body air vehicle is accomplished by first determining the required payload volume of the air vehicle. The payload volume is then analyzed to determine a list of corner points of the payload volume. The list of points is passed to a Loft Module as keep-out points and a body portion of the blended wing body is established using a faceted minimum volume which encloses all of the provided keep-out points. A trapezoidal wing shape and size is then determined to accommodate aerodynamic performance requirements. A leading edge of the body portion and trapezoidal wing leading edge are trimmed and a trailing edge of the body portion and trapezoidal wing trailing edge are blended. A leading edge elevation is established and with leading edge radius as an input all other point coordinates and all tangents and remaining curvatures to smoothly enclose the payload volume in a first set of aerodynamic sections are defined.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Thomas A. Hogan, Christopher K. Droney, Dino Roman
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Publication number: 20090152393Abstract: A flight machinery with high stability in the air having a pendulum structure and an active posture control principle which can be designed for universal purposes at a low cost is provided. The flight machinery includes a structure in which a main body and a lightweight wing having an unvalued weight compared with the main body are connected by use of a power joint on a line joining the center of a lift force and the center of gravity of the wing in the manner that the main body is positioned under the wing. Accordingly, it is possible to exhibit a function of the flight machinery by adjusting the power joint connecting the upper part and the lower part or the wing to the main body even if the wing and the main body have different characteristics. Additionally, it is possible to stabilize a posture by positioning the total center of gravity at the main body at the lower part. At the same time, it is possible to stabilize the posture just by controlling the position of the servomotor of the power joint.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Kakuya Iwata
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Publication number: 20090152394Abstract: The invention relates to a method of feeding energy to actuators associated with the undercarriages forming the landing gear of an aircraft, the aircraft comprising: a main power supply that operates independently of rotation of wheels carried by the landing gear; and a local power supply comprising one or more local generators, each driven by rotation of a wheel carried by an undercarriage; the method of the invention comprising the following steps: in a nominal mode of operation, powering said actuators by the local power supply; and in an additional mode of operation, when the delivery of energy by the local power supply is not sufficient, providing additional energy or all of the energy required by said actuators by means of the main power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: MESSIER-BUGATTIInventors: David Frank, Jerome Mehez
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Publication number: 20090152395Abstract: An absorbent structure for reducing the propagation of soundwaves emitted by noisy devices such as rotors or motors, the structure includes a rigid partition (1), at least one porous wall (4), and separator elements (2) for placing the porous wall (4) at a determined distance from the rigid partition (1), defining cavities (3) of a height h1 between the porous wall (4) and the rigid partition (1), the height h1 being determined to obtain maximum absorption of a given frequency of the emitted soundwaves, wherein includes additional absorption elements for obtaining maximum absorption of at least one additional frequency of the emitted soundwave.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: EUROCOPTERInventor: Henri-James Marze
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Publication number: 20090152396Abstract: An aircraft vehicular assembly is provided that includes a nonelastomeric outer tubular member having an inner axial center bore with a tubular cylindrical frictional interface contiguous smooth inner surface segment, and a nonelastomeric inner member having an outer bonding surface segment. The nonelastomeric inner member is rotationally received in the outer member inner axial center bore with the nonelastomeric inner strut member rotatable within said outer member. An elastomer encompasses the nonelastomeric inner strut member outer bonding surface segment. The elastomer has an inner bonding surface segment and an outer grooved elastomer surface, the inner bonding surface segment is bonded to the nonelastomeric inner member outer bonding surface segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Paul Joseph BACHMEYER, Douglas A. SWANSON, Bryan J. PITTMAN, Scott K. THOMPSON, Doug HODGSON, Darrin M. JONES, Nicholas V. ANDERSON
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Publication number: 20090152397Abstract: A selectively released latch securing a panel in position, but which resists release in response to sudden movement of the panel, yet allowing release in response to a slow and steady movement of the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Harper Engineering Co.Inventor: Richard James LaConte
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Publication number: 20090152398Abstract: The invention relates to a device for limiting the deflection of a door (1), particularly a hatch or a freight door, arranged in a fuselage cell (3) of an aircraft, having at least one holding element (5) arranged preferably in the region of a door jamb (4) or in the region of a door leaf edge (7). In order to ensure deflection limitation for doors, hatches and freight doors in aircraft which can be triggered manually independently of an actuation of the normal locking system, it is proposed according to the invention that the at least one holding element (5) can, if there is a sufficient pressure difference ?p between the internal pressure pi prevailing in the fuselage cell (3) and the outside air pressure pa prevailing outside of the fuselage cell (3), be brought into engagement with at least one abutment (6) arranged in the region of the door leaf edge (7) or the door jamb (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventor: Ronald Risch
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Publication number: 20090152399Abstract: A line system arrangement in an aircraft or spacecraft having a fuselage includes at least one receiving region for receiving at least one component of a line system, wherein the at least one receiving region is accessible, at least in some sections, from outside the fuselage of the aircraft and spacecraft for installation and/or maintenance of the line system; and an aircraft or spacecraft with a corresponding arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: AIRBUS Deutschland GmbHInventor: Hans-Georg Laue
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Publication number: 20090152400Abstract: The invention relates to a covering (22) of a fuselage (1) for aircraft comprising propeller engines (3) comprising an opening (12) which is surrounded by a structural frame formed by the ribs (5) and the stringers (6) of the aircraft around the area of maximum acoustic impact of the propeller engines (3), said opening (12) further comprising a non-structural panel (7) joined to the previous structural frame by means of a rather non-rigid joint which considerably attenuates the vibrations through such joint, thus reducing the indirect acoustic noise and the indirect structural noise generated by the propeller engines (3) inside the passenger cabin of the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Jorge Pablo Verde Preckler, Maria Caballero Asensio
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Publication number: 20090152401Abstract: An anti-icing system for an aircraft engine nacelle comprises a generally ring-shaped hollow spray tube for directing hot gasses toward a portion of the nacelle; a plurality of fasteners for attaching the spray tube to a support structure of the aircraft engine; and a supply duct for delivering the hot gasses from the aircraft engine to the spray tube. The spray tube includes two closed ends which define a thermal expansion gap therebetween to accommodate thermal expansions and contractions caused by the hot gasses. Each of the fasteners comprises a support bracket for attachment to the support structure of the aircraft and a guide assembly for supporting the spray tube to the support bracket. The guide assembly includes a generally ring-shaped block for encircling the spray tube, a bushing positioned within the block for contact with a bearing sleeve of the spray tube, and a pair of bushing retainers positioned on opposite sides of the block for retaining the bushing within the block.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.Inventor: Joe E. Sternberger
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Publication number: 20090152402Abstract: The invention concerns an observation satellite (1) which is intended to be placed in orbit around a celestial body (2), and which comprises a reflecting device (5), a receiving device (6), a linking mechanical system (19), the whole forming a capture system (3) which is suitable to be able to orient the capture system (3) by gravity gradient in an aiming position in which the electromagnetic radiation corresponding to the information to be captured is received. The invention extends to an observation method and a fleet of such satellites (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES (C.N.E.S.)Inventor: Didier Massonnet
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Publication number: 20090152403Abstract: According to the invention, high lift Leading-edge slats (13) and high lift flaps (14) are simultaneously deployed, when the speed of the aircraft is equal to and less than an AES threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicants: AIRBUS FRANCE, AIRBUS DEUTSCHALND GMBHInventors: Franck Delaplace, Martin Richter, Dieter Lang
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Publication number: 20090152404Abstract: An aircraft flight control surface actuation control system includes an actuator control unit and a flight control module. The actuator control unit includes at least two independent actuator control channels to generate limited authority flight control surface actuator commands based on pilot inceptor position signals and flight control augmentation data. The flight control module supplies the flight control augmentation data to each of the independent actuator control channels, determines operability of each of the actuator control channels and, based on the determined operability of each independent actuator control channel, selectively prevents one of the independent actuator control channels from supplying the limited authority flight control surface actuator commands. The flight control module may also generate full authority flight control surface actuator commands for supply to flight control surface actuators.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Larry J. Yount, Gerald B. Kelley, Kent A. Stange, Welsh C. Pond
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Publication number: 20090152405Abstract: A wing for an aircraft includes a non-balanced lift gradient because as a result of at least one propeller slipstream flowing onto the wing the induced drag of the wing is increased. To reduce the increased induced drag, the wing comprises a first region with a reduced local wing camber and/or reduced local twist, and a second region with an increased local wing camber and/or increased local twist. The first region is defined as a wing surface situated downstream of the propeller slipstream, upstream of which wing surface the blades of the propeller move upwards. The second region is defined as a wing surface situated downstream of the propeller slipstream, upstream of which wing surface the blades of the propeller move downwards.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Airbus Deutschland GmbHInventor: Roland Kelm
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Publication number: 20090152406Abstract: An inlet door assembly includes an inlet door rotatable about an axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Jay M. Francisco
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Publication number: 20090152407Abstract: The present invention concerns a frame (1) for receiving one or more elastic modules (2) forming cable entries, pipe penetrations or the like. The frame (1) has a form automatically compressing the one or more modules (2) at mounting to an appliance (7). The compression is made in that the modules (2) are received in a central opening of the frame (1) formed by inclining walls (3) and that the overall dimension of the modules (2) received in the central opening is somewhat larger than the inner dimension of the central opening. The modules (2) protrude from the frame (1) and are therefore further compressed when the frame is mounted to the appliance (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2005Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Tomas Kreutz
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Publication number: 20090152408Abstract: A cable tray is provided. The cable tray may include first and second side rails with a rung located therebetween. The rung may be attached to the first side rail by way of a first clinching connection. The rung may be attached to the second side rail by way of a second clinching connection. In accordance with other embodiments, first and second lancing connections may be used instead of or in addition to the clinching connections. A method of constructing a cable tray is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Michael Ernest Pollard, JR.
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Publication number: 20090152409Abstract: The invention relates to a device for vertically holding pipes, comprising a base element in the form of a cylinder segment and at least one door-type access element which is pivotally connected to the base element by means of at least one pivot joint. A closure (13) is arranged opposite the pivot joint. Said closure has a pivotable lock which engages, when locked, with a latch profile (15) behind a locking pin (16). A securing pin (24) and a securing plate (23) are arranged in the area of the pivotable lock. The securing plate, depending on the position, releases at least one recess for the securing pin or closes the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Jens Lutzhöft, Jörn Grotherr, Ronaldus R.M. Rölling, Iwo Severin
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Publication number: 20090152410Abstract: A holding device for holding an item, such as a feeding bottle of a baby, is disclosed. The holding device comprises a sleeve, a flexible cord and a fastener mechanism. The sleeve is capable of at least partially covering the item. The flexible cord has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion of the flexible cord is removably attached to the sleeve. The fastener mechanism is attached to the second end portion of the flexible cord. The fastener mechanism is capable of being removably attached to an external support.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Michele Tomico
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Publication number: 20090152411Abstract: An adjustable support arm assembly includes a holder frame affixed to a support, a mounting frame for supporting an object, and a coupling structure coupled between the holder frame and the mounting frame. The coupling structure comprises a female coupling member, a male coupling member inserted into the female coupling member, a polygonal shaft with a peripherally toothed head inserted through the female coupling member and the male coupling member and movable between a locking position to lock the female coupling member to the male coupling member and an unlocking position for allowing turning of the female coupling member about the polygonal shaft relative to the male coupling member, and a compression spring that supports the polygonal shaft in the locking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Wen-Feng Tsay
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Publication number: 20090152412Abstract: A stand for musical instruments is disclosed, wherein the stand may be quickly and easily set up to provide a stable platform for supporting instruments and components used therewith and may also be quickly and easily collapsed for transport or storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Michael L. Lorenz, Javier Barrios
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Publication number: 20090152413Abstract: A musical instrument stand comprises a main post and a plurality of legs having respective proximate ends adjacent the main post and distal ends opposite the proximate ends. A holding member is disposed on the proximate ends of the legs and movable along the main post. Respective articulated arms are hingedly connected to the legs intermediate the proximate and distal ends of the legs, and the respective articulated arms are further hingedly connected to the main post through a movable holding member. The holding members, the legs, and the articulated arms define a modular assembly that is removable from said main post as a unitary body, wherein the modular assembly is capable of being configured in a first angled support arrangement and a second flat support arrangement to place the leg flush on the support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Akito TAKEGAWA
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Publication number: 20090152414Abstract: A surgical instrument stand for supportingly receiving surgical instruments is provided. The instrument stand includes at least one instrument support, a first end plate, and a second end plate. The second end plate is positionally coupled to the first end plate by the at least one instrument support. A surgical instrument organizer assembly for supportingly receiving surgical instruments is provided. The organizer includes the instrument stand and at least one clamp. Each clamp is positionably coupled to the at least one instrument support at a desired axial position thereof. Each clamp is configured to separate one surgical instrument from another surgical instrument. The at least one clamp can hold a surgical instrument in operative engagement with a support in a desired orientation. The arrangement of the surgical instrument stand permits disassembly thereof to facilitate sterilization for reuse.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: RWY Acquisition LLCInventor: Diane C. Lyons
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Publication number: 20090152415Abstract: An apparatus includes a first bracket and a second bracket detachably receivable in the first bracket for holding a hard disk drive therein. The first bracket has a first coupling portion with a block, and a second coupling portion with a groove. The second bracket has a third coupling portion with a slot detachably receivable with the block of the first bracket, and a fourth coupling portion with a pivotable positioning rod member detachably engageable into the groove of the first bracket. Disengaging the slot and the pivotable positioning rod of the second bracket from the block and the groove of the first bracket allows dismounting of the second bracket from the first bracket without using any tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: UNIVERSAL SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shin-Hsun YANG, Te-Sheng Liu, Chih-Pin Chen, Kuo-Kuang Liu
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Publication number: 20090152416Abstract: A junction box mounting bracket includes a body including a flat surface and side guide flanges extending inwardly from opposite ends of the body, extension ends extending inwardly from the side guide flanges, side-welding protrusions extending from the extension ends away from the body, the side-welding protrusions being dimensioned and configured for welding the mounting bracket to a housing wall of an engine compartment, and the extension ends being dimensioned and configured to form a gap between the side guide flanges and the housing wall, a stopper flange extending along an upper surface of the body, and/or a clip-insertion hole that opens through the flat surface of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Junyoung KIM
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Publication number: 20090152417Abstract: A video system for selective mounting within a cradle secured to a ceiling of an automobile includes a video housing in which a video monitor and a video source are mounted and a base secured to the video housing in a manner that permits rotation of the video housing. The video housing includes a mounting bracket and the base includes a mounting bracket for use in pivotally coupling the video housing to the base. A motorized first hinge connects the base to the video housing for facilitating pivotal movement between the video housing and the base between a use position and a storage position, the first hinge includes a pivot pin having a first end and a second end and extends between, and is coupled to, the mounting bracket of the video housing and the mounting bracket of the base, the second end of the pivot pin is fixedly coupled to the mounting bracket of the base. The drive motor assembly is mounted to the video housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Christopher J. Vitito, Jeffrey D. Brawner
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Publication number: 20090152418Abstract: A portable electronic device holder, especially for the dashboard of a car, comprising: a base (1) having a lower plate (2), and a cavity (4); and a console (5) having a mounting plate (7) with a shaft (8), and a motor (28) for rotating said mounting plate (7); wherein said console (5) is adapted to be inserted into said cavity (4); said lower plate (2) has a shape adapted to a shape of a dashboard (3) of a car and is detachably fixed thereto; and said mounting plate (7) sits rotatably in the console (5) and is adapted for mounting a portable device (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: BURY Sp z o.o.Inventor: Henryk BURY
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Publication number: 20090152419Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for securing a movable soccer goal to a fixed football goal or other vertical post. When in use, the apparatus functions to prevent the soccer goal from being overturned, thereby, making it considerably safer than an unsecured soccer goal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: ABT, Inc.Inventor: Timothy Harold Wallace
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Publication number: 20090152420Abstract: There is disclosed a garden bed assembly, a kit and a method of making it. The garden bed assembly includes at least one raised garden bed planter box for containing suitable planting soil or other growing media. The assembly as disclosed herein includes a fence for at least partially surrounding the box, and includes a series of fence sections. Each section has an open rigid frame and an open mesh material such as poultry wire or hardware cloth, extending thereacross to permit sunlight as well as pollinating bees to enter the assembly while prohibiting unwanted creatures such as a gophers, rabbits and other animals from gaining access to the growing plants in the garden bed box.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Lisa R. Singer
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Publication number: 20090152421Abstract: A climbing cam having opposed asymmetrically sized cam members to eliminate the interference that limits the expansion range of climbing aids of the cam type. An optional cam member provides an opposing force to assist in maintaining the placement of the cam in the rock.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Metolius Mountain Products, Inc.Inventor: John E. Field, JR.
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Publication number: 20090152422Abstract: The present invention is an adjustable mounting bracket for mounting a roller blind to a surface such that the roller blind can be quickly leveled. The bracket includes first and second plates, the first plate having apertures to permit the first plate to be mounted to the surface. The second plate has a mounting fixture formed thereon for mounting to the roller blind. To permit the second plate to move relative to the first plate, the second plate is provided with an elongated groove formed thereon, the second plate being movably mounted to the first member by a mounting element fixed to the first plate and passing through the groove. The mounting element and groove are dimensioned and configured to permit the second plate to slide between a first and a second position. The position of the second plate relative to the first plate is adjusted by an adjustable moving mechanism which is configured to precisely position the second plate between its first and second positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Philip Ng, Norman Wills
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Publication number: 20090152423Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to an adjustable bracket assembly for mounting to a vehicle. The bracket assembly comprises an integral planar attachment portion, at least one integral mounting portion separate from the planar attachment portion, at least one integral locking portion separate from the attachment portion and at least one integral keeper. The integral planar attachment portion includes a reception portion, wherein at least one of the planar attachment portion and reception portion include at least one slot. The at least one integral attachment mounting portion includes an engaging portion and a mating portion that engages the reception portion, wherein at least the engaging portion is substantially parallel to the planar attachment portion when engaged. The engaging portion includes a receiving portion having diameter “drc” and a radius portion in fluid communication with the receiving portion, the radius portion having diameter “drd”, wherein drc>drd.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: YURIY DUBINSKIY, Alexander Gorokhovsky
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Publication number: 20090152424Abstract: An example hanger hook assembly for a wire shelf includes a rod end portion and a hanging rod extending from the rod end portion. A hanger end portion mounts to a wire shelf, and the hanger end portion aligns with a wire shelf storage surface. A hook portion extends from the hanger end portion to the rod end portion. The hook portion is concave between the hanger end portion and the hook end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Earl David Forrest, James Leroy Daniels, James Allen Austin, III
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Publication number: 20090152425Abstract: A sand bottle assembly on a golf car includes a bottle and a mounting bracket. The bottle is defined by a longitudinal hollow body having a bottom portion and a top portion. The hollow body defines a vertical axis. A spout is formed at the top portion and is adapted to dispense sand contained in the hollow body. An extension portion is disposed along a sidewall of the hollow body. The extension portion includes a raised sidewall portion. The mounting bracket is adapted to be connected to the golf car and matingly receive the extension portion of the bottle in an installed position. The mounting bracket defines an engaging portion adapted to engage and retain the raised sidewall of the extension portion in a secure position along the vertical axis in the installed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Textron Inc.Inventor: Richard Krall
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Publication number: 20090152426Abstract: An adjustable mounting assembly for ceiling fixtures has a pair of opposingly spaced apart mounting brackets (12,14) for mounting onto respective ones of a pair of spaced apart ceiling joists (20,22). The mounting brackets (12,14) include apertures (28,30) which receive therebetween a telescopic tube (16) comprising a first tubular member (32) and a second tubular member (34) being slidably received within the first tubular member (32). The first and second tubular members (32,34) are movable in opposing axial directions between a retracted position and an extended position to suit a distance between the ceiling joists (20,22). The telescopic tube (16) has mounted thereon a carrier bracket (18) which is adapted to move axially along the telescopic tube (16). The carrier bracket (18) includes a downwardly facing aperture (50) and axial movement of the carrier bracket (18) along the telescopic tube (16) allows the downwardly facing aperture (50) to align with the desired position of the fixture on the ceiling.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Michael John Longton, Paul Harriss
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Publication number: 20090152427Abstract: A mouse pad has a base and a release sheet. The base has a substrate, an adsorbent layer, a non-slip layer and at least one perforation line. The substrate has a top face and a bottom face. The adsorbent layer is formed on the top face of the substrate. The non-slip layer is formed on the bottom face of the substrate. The at least one perforation line is formed through the base to define a central segment and a peripheral segment. The release sheet is detachably mounted with the non-slip layer of the base to aid printing. Therefore, a surface provided by the mouse pad is uniform and the peripheral segment can be removed to allow the entire central segment to be covered by printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Chun-Fu Kuo
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Publication number: 20090152428Abstract: A support for mobile phones and multimedia devices that has a support plane presented by a main structural member. The supporting plane is characterized by a plurality of slots. A plurality of bolts with a plurality of complementary fastening elements associated with said bolts are slidably received in the slots. When the complementary fastening elements loosened, the bolts can slid. When the complementary fastening elements are fixed the bolts cannot slid. In this manner the bolts can be positioned in a preselected spatial array, and fixed in the slots. The spatial array holds removably but securely a mobile phone or multimedia device so that its controls are accessible and can be actuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Juan Ignacio CILIA
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Publication number: 20090152429Abstract: The invention provides a post support including means for contacting a surface in or on which the post is to be set. The post support has brace means for contacting the post and hook means for embracing the post. The invention also provides a post support system having two or more post supports, and a method of supporting a post in a chosen position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Bluedog Fences Australia Holdings Pty LimitedInventor: James David Francis West
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Publication number: 20090152430Abstract: The object is to provide a brace which allows its installment to an object portion and its detachment therefrom to be carried out easily. In a brace including a brace body 3 which is attachable between attaching object portions of a structure, at each one of opposed end portions of the brace body 3, there is provided a contact attaching portion to be attached to the attaching object portion. The brace body 3 includes an expandable urging mechanism S which can be expanded to urgedly extend the brace body 3 along a longitudinal direction thereof, with the two contact attaching portions attached to the attaching object portions and a prestress introducing mechanism P which can be switched over between a state for introducing a compressive prestress to the brace body 3 along the longitudinal direction thereof and a state for releasing the introduced prestress. At least a state switchover control portion 22 of the prestress introducing mechanism is provided to be exposed outside the brace body 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicants: KYOTO UNIVERSITY, Eiji NAGAI, DAIWA CORPORATION, TAKENAKA CORPORATIONInventors: Fumio Watanabe, Susumu Kono, Eiji Nagai, Kyohei Kono, Takeshi Katayama
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Publication number: 20090152431Abstract: A support post for a safety fence assembly. The post includes an outer tube having a floor engaging end for engagement with a floor, an inner tube adapted for sliding telescoping engagement with the outer tube, and a ceiling engaging end for engagement with a ceiling coupled to the inner tube. The post also includes a locking lever assembly with a collar element positioned on the inner tube, and a lever pivotable about a pivot pin for moving the collar element to a tilted configuration in which the collar element is tilted relative to the inner tube for engagement of the collar element with the inner tube. The lever is movable between a release position, in which the collar element is slidably movable longitudinally along the inner tube, and a lock position, in which the collar element is tilted relative to the inner tube and engaged therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Jonathan Jonny Melic
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Publication number: 20090152432Abstract: For installing an apparatus body of an electronic apparatus at a standing state on a supporting surface, the supporting device includes a leg and support. The leg is rotatably provided on a back surface of the apparatus body at the standing state and is used for holding the apparatus body supported by the supporting surface. The support is rotatably provided on the back surface and engaged with the leg for defining an angle of the leg with respect to the back surface. The leg and the support are foldable in substantially parallel to the back surface without overlapping with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru Kunii, Masaki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20090152433Abstract: A height adjusting apparatus for vehicle seats may include seat side frames provided on both side ends of a seat part of a seat, each of the seat side frames connected to the seat bracket via a front link and a rear link, the support rod coupling the seat side frames to each other, the pinion gear provided on a seat side frame, the rack gear link having on one end thereof a rack gear which engages with an upper end of the pinion gear, and coupled at the other end thereof to a hinge of the front link placed on the seat bracket, so that, when the pinion gear is driven, the rack gear link pulls the seat side frame forwards to lift it up, and the support pin provided on the seat side frame in such a way as to be placed above the rack gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporatonInventors: Byung Yong Choi, Sang Do Park, Dong Woo Jeong, Gwang Noh Lee
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Publication number: 20090152434Abstract: A method for reinstating a pole standing in ground comprising, abutting an inner surface of a sleeve against an outer surface of the pole so as to have a lower portion of the sleeve penetrating the ground and an upper portion of the sleeve projecting above the ground, and sliding a secondary member against an outer surface of the sleeve so that the secondary member locates against the sleeve and projects above the ground and into the ground, wherein the construction is such that the sleeve and secondary member located against the sleeve jointly form a bridging beam incorporating a box section reinforcement of the bridging beam. The formation of this box section substantially improves the strength of the bridging beam above what would be expected from the strength of the individual components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2005Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: POWER BEAM PTY. LTD.Inventors: John Keith Knight, Robert Edwin Randell, Carmel Geraldine Chell
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Publication number: 20090152435Abstract: An attaching structure of supporting legs for an apparatus is disclosed. The attaching structure of the supporting legs for the apparatus includes plural supporting leg attaching sections on a bottom section of a main body of the apparatus, and plural supporting legs each of which is attached to one of the supporting leg attaching sections in which the number of the supporting leg attaching sections is greater than the number of the supporting legs. Each of the supporting legs includes an elastic member which contacts an apparatus setting up surface and an elastic member holding section having a concave section inside which the elastic member is engaged. An exposure distance of the elastic member from the elastic member holding section in the height direction of the apparatus is less than a distance between the bottom section of the main body of the apparatus and the apparatus setting up surface in the height direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Kazuyoshi Kondo, Nobuhiko Kita, Sei Onuma, Ryoh Idehara, Yuusuke Furuichi, Genta Hagiwara, Kaoru Tada