Abstract: A ballistics vest pad cover (4) having at least one side that is transparent, thereby permitting a user to easily view the condition of the ballistics vest pad (3). In addition, because at least one side is transparent, a user will be able to readily determine which side should be facing towards the body. An optional label (9) may be placed on the body-face side of the cover (5) so as to provide an additional means of indicating the body-face side of the cover (5) and ballistics vest pad (7). Because the user will be able to easily view the ballistics vest pad (3), he or she will always be aware of the condition of the ballistics vest pad (3) and may replace the ballistics vest pad (3) and cover (4) as needed. As the user no longer needs to guess whether the ballistics vest pad (3) is still in good condition, lives will be saved. In addition, the number of injuries occurring from wearing the ballistics vest pad (3) incorrectly will be dramatically reduced.

Abstract: An eye shield attachment can be used in combination with a safety helmet. This helmet has a front brim continuous with a rim extending along each opposite side of the safety helmet to a pair of rim slots in the helmet's rim. The attachment has a pair of frames that can removably attach to the pair of rim slots in the helmet. The frames each have a fastening member that is lockable onto a corresponding one of the rim slots and adjustable to accommodate various depths in the rim slots. A support structure attached to the pair of frames extends along the rim toward the front brim. A front lens and corrective glasses may be attached to the support structure. A pliable bead may be attached to the front of the support structure and extend rearwardly to engage a wearer's forehead.

Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the inventive subject matter is a knee pad for assisting an infant in crawling. The knee pad comprises of a central portion having a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface, a means for holding the central portion on at least one knee of the infant, a character face incorporated into the convex outer surface of the central portion, and a sensor attached to at least one side of the means for holding the central portion. The sensor gets activated by a movement which simulates a sound that corresponds with the character face to assist in early recognition of particular sounds of animals. The means for holding the central portion in the knee of the infant can be a plurality of straps. At least one fastening means on the strap secures the means for holding the central portion at backside of the knee of the infant.

Abstract: A hunting garment includes an article of clothing, a pouch, an inflatable cushion, and an inflation device. The article of clothing has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The pouch includes an attachment member configured to couple the pouch to at least one of the interior surface and the exterior surface. The inflatable cushion is configured to be at least partially retained within the pouch when the inflatable cushion is in an inflated configuration. The inflation device is configured to inflate the inflatable cushion.

Abstract: In accordance with the aspects of the present invention, an improved button closure for a shirt is disclosed. The present invention includes a sewn on snap button and a snap on button. A snap button will be sewn to the left side of a shirt and the snap on button will be sewn on the right side of the shirt.

Abstract: A battery powered accessory glove includes a power pack with a plurality of plug-in outlet ports. The power pack includes a power switch, which the user can activate to send power to the outlets. Velcro fastener strips are located near the fingertips and are used to mount a device to the strips. The device is plugged into the corresponding outlet. The glove can be used to power gadgets that are directed to the wrist and arm. The Velcro fastener allows the user to make adjustments and allows the user to change the location of the device.

Abstract: What distinguishes my glove from the standard leather glove is the slits, or openings, under which rings have room to sit comfortably and naturally. In addition, the slits or openings are backed by the same durable leather or suede such that ring gemstones or prongs cannot shred, rip, tear or penetrate through the top of the glove.

Abstract: A waterproof glove has an outer shell, an inner liner and an intermediate liner interposed therebetween. Adhesive members are attached to predetermined portions of an outer surface of the inner liner and predetermined portions of an outer surface of the intermediate liner, adhesion parts are formed on first surfaces of the adhesive members which will come into close contact with the outer surface of the inner liner and the outer surface of the intermediate liner, and hot melt parts are formed on second surfaces of the adhesive members which will come into close contact with an inner surface of the intermediate liner and an inner surface of the outer shell.

Abstract: A head-worn liquid shield has a substantially half-circled brim, a tautening edge portion, and a sealing tube that provides an effective sealing means for protecting a user's face, nose, ears and eyes from water, soap, shampoo and other hairdressing materials. The sealing tube is compressible to result in a diameter size automatically adjusted according to the pressure exerted on the sealing tube by the user's head.

Abstract: The present invention is an elastic sweatband including a fabric surface, a peak portion and a trough portion, wherein the peak portion and the trough portion are formed in a longitudinal direction of the fabric surface. The peak portion and the trough portion are paralleled and connected to each other. The peak portion and the trough portion are across two ends perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fabric surface respectively. When a force is exerted on the elastic sweatband, a partial of vertical height of the peak portion will be converted into the extension length in the longitudinal direction, so as to provide the extension length in the longitudinal direction of the elastic sweatband.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing simulating action effects is provided. The apparatus includes a support structure to be worn by a player, a plurality of impact generators mounted in the support structure, and a control unit for receiving signals and activating the plurality of impact generators in response to the signals. Each impact generator includes an electromagnetic device adapted to generate an impact force on the body of the player when activated.

Abstract: A sequin (4), comprising a carrier layer (1), a gemstone (2, 3) or a plurality of gemstones (2, 3) being arranged on one side of the carrier layer (1).

Abstract: A breast feeding aid for retaining a shirt up above the breast during feeding includes a strap having a first end and second; a shirt anchor operatively coupled to the first end of the strap, and a shirt attachment mechanism operatively coupled to the second end of the strap. During use, the breast feeding aid is attached to the lower edge of the user's shirt. The breast feeding aid is then pulled upward and over the shoulder of the user so that the shirt anchor rests on the user's back. This pulls and retains the shirt up above the breast during feeding.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to an elastic woven cuff having an alcohol repellency rating of 10, the cuff having fluoro-chemical monomer deposited onto the surface of the cuff

Abstract: An impact and/or vibration absorbent material and protective articles making use of said material. An impact and/or vibration absorbent material of the present invention has at least two material layers. The individual layers of the impact and/or vibration absorbent material may be of different materials, or of the same material with the composition of the material of one layer adjusted to be of dissimilar hardness to an adjacent layer. Each material layer preferably contains a number of holes. The holes in one layer are located and arranged to be offset from the holes in an adjacent layer. The combination of material properties and the inclusion and arrangement of holes renders such a material highly impact and/or vibration absorbent. Through use of a protective article of the present invention, the effects of impact and/or vibration forces on a user of the protective article can be minimized.

Abstract: A sanitary toilet employs a soft flat tube at the outlet neck at the outlet of the toilet bowl. This soft flat tube extends through the drain opening into the sanitary drain to permit passage of waste into the sanitary sewer drain. A water inlet pipe produce a water spray or jet into the bowl, and a valve limits the flow of water to about 0.3 to 1.0 liters per use. The toilet has a vent inlet within the toilet bowl beneath the seat, a blower that induces a flow of air into the vent inlet, and an exhaust conduit from the blower that discharges to a vented space outside the bathroom. The unit may be formed of a micrite material.

Abstract: A child's toilet training chair includes a seat supporting structure and an adjustable seat that can be positioned at an acute angle relative to the horizontal. The front section of the seat is pivotally attached to a front portion of the supporting structure and the rear portion of the seat is provided with at least one engagement member that releasably mates with one of a plurality of vertically-spaced receiving elements in the chair back.

Abstract: The pool heating system includes a pool containing a large volume of pool water and an associated building. The building having an attic space over a living space. A heat-exchanger is positioned outside of the living space of the building. The heat exchanger exchanges heat from the attic into pool water that is circulated through the heat exchanger. Any pool water that leaks from the heat-exchanger does not leak into or onto the living space.

Abstract: A hot tub cover for reversibly covering the top aperture of the tub. The other tub cover includes a plurality of substantially elongated cover elements disposed in a side by side relationship relatively to each other. Each of the cover elements is pivotally coupled to adjacent cover elements. The hot tub cove is retractable from the top aperture by rolling the hot tub cover around itself. Also, the hot tub cover is extendable over the top aperture by unrolling the rolled hot tub cover.

Abstract: Various aspects are directed to a spa cover lifter for lifting a spa cover comprising a first section and a second section pivotably coupled to the first section at a hinge interface. The lifter may comprise a first frame member, a second frame member, a drive system and a first cable. The first frame member may be coupled to the first section of the spa cover. The second frame member may be coupled to the second section of the spa cover, and the first and second frame members may be coupled to one another about the hinge interface. The first cable may extend from the drive mechanism to the first frame member.

Abstract: A shower base system and installation method thereof. The system includes a shower base with an integrally formed tapered standing sidewall corresponding to each existing structural wall against which the base is installed, and a waterproof membrane covering and extending upwardly along the structural wall from a bottom point at least partially covering the standing sidewall. The system can be installed with the sidewall directly abutting drywall or other outer surface of the structural wall, covered in turn by the membrane with tiling applied thereon, or, alternatively, with the sidewall directly abutting a bottom plate and studs or timbers of the structural wall, with drywall installed over the sidewall and the membrane covering the drywall, and tiling applied on the membrane.

Abstract: A pumped shower draining device for shower apparatus, the device comprising a housing having a waste water inlet and a waste water outlet, a pump element provided within or adjacent to the housing which pumps waste water from the waste water inlet to the waste water outlet, a first pump-driving device drivably engaged with the pump element, a second pump-driving device drivably engaged with the pump element, and a controller to control the first and/or second pump-driving devices. The first pump-driving device is hydraulically operable by shower water supplied to a shower head. The second pump-driving device is electrically operable, and the controller controls at least one of the first pump-driving device and second pump-driving device to supplement and/or to be substituted for the other. Shower apparatus having the pumped shower draining device is also provided.

Abstract: A magnetic drain stopper assembly includes an actuating lever in a drain pipe and is movable to allow fluid flow into the drain pipe in an open position and to prevent fluid flow into the drain pipe in a closed position. A magnet on the drain stopper interacts magnetically with the actuating lever or a sleeve on the actuating lever. The magnetic drain stopper is easily removed by simply pulling it out of the drain pipe. Studs on the drain stopper catch objects that fall into the drain pipe for easy retrieval and further catch residue such as hair for easy cleaning.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an aid apparatus for enabling the assisted mobility of a disable person e.g. to be raised from a sitting position to a standing position, transferring and vice versa.

Abstract: A wheelchair transfer device comprises a base frame, an elevation unit and a transfer unit, whereby a caregiver can easily and fast move the disabled person from the wheelchair to the bed or from the bed to the wheelchair. The elevation unit has a moving component that can ascend or descend. On the top of the moving component is a seat pad having an upper seat body and a lower seat body. A transfer unit with a positioning unit is arranged at the bottom of the upper seat body. Track levers are arranged on two sides of the positioning unit. The track levers can extend and retract and allows the upper seat body to slide thereon. Thereby, the caregiver can easily and fast move the disabled person to or from the wheelchair without lifting the disabled person manually and laboriously.

Abstract: A transfer assist apparatus includes: an arm portion that has a first joint and a second joint; a holder portion linked to the arm portion; a manipulation handle for manipulating the position and the posture of the holder potion; a first drive mechanism that drives the first joint; a second drive mechanism that drives the second joint; and a control portion that controls the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism so that the posture of the holder portion is maintained in a predetermined acceptable range, based on information that is input from the manipulation handle, and angle information regarding the first joint and the second joint.

Abstract: Mattress foundations, mattress foundation kits, and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a mattress foundation kit may include four frames, corner members, at least one interior support member, and at least two deck panels. Each frame may include a first elongated member, a second elongated member, and a connective structure coupling the first elongated member to the second elongated member. Each corner member may be configured to couple a first end of an elongated member of a frame of the four frames to a second end of an elongated member of another frame. At least two frames may be configured to support an end of the at least one interior support member. Additionally, each deck panel may be sized and configured to extend at least partially over at least one frame of the four frames and the at least one interior support member.

Abstract: A bed sheet, comprising in combination, a top panel for covering a mattress top, a surrounding side panel adapted to surround the side edges of the mattress, the top panel removably attachable to the side panel to form a bed sheet for the mattress wherein in use, the top panel can be detached and removed from the side panel when the bed sheet is covering the mattress whereby the side panels are left in position on the side edges of the mattress.

Abstract: A fitted pillow case for receiving a contour pillow. The pillow case comprises a cover member having a first end and a second end and being manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. There is an opening disposed in such cover member closely adjacent a first end thereof for receiving the contour pillow. There is a substantially rectangular member engageable with the second end of the cover member thereby forming a housing for receiving and storing such contour pillow therein.

Abstract: A spica table, collapsible for storage, which includes stabilizing legs, a separate adjustable support for the upper body and the buttock, to accommodate patients of differing sizes and individual infinitely adjustable leg and foot supports.

Abstract: A bed covering system is disclosed comprising an upper sheet and a lower sheet wherein the lower sheet fits on a mattress in a removable manner. The upper sheet is connected to the lower sheet through expandable flaps of material. A zipper runs between the sides of the upper and lower sheets such that when it is zipped, the upper sheet is pulled tightly against the lower sheet but when it is unzipped the upper sheet is allowed to move away from the lower sheet to the extent of the expandable flaps or material.

Abstract: A space saver pillow system comprises a space saver pillow and a bag. The space saver pillow includes a fill and a covering surrounding and enclosing the fill. The fill of the space saver pillow is adapted to generally rebound back to its natural state after being compressed. The bag encloses the space saver pillow and an amount of air. The space saver pillow enclosed in the bag is compressed no more than about 80% of its original size.

Abstract: A point-of-care computer system is provided, including a display positioned in a point-of-care location. The point-of-care computer includes hardware coupled to a frame of a hospital bed.

Abstract: Various embodiments of this invention disclose an apparatus and method for compressing a mattress to a uniform firmness and providing a new or additional pillow top to the mattress.

Abstract: A healthy bed for nursing characterized in that 1) a bed body of the healthy bed for nursing is a single layer of sheet fabric with a mesh opening by interweaving a warp and a weft in a vertical direction and equidistantly; 2) a interweaving point of the warp and the weft is fastened by a fixed connection; 3) a diameter or diagonal length of the mesh opening is more than or equal to a diameter of the warp and the weft and less than 30 times the diameter of the warp and the weft; and 4) both the warp and the weft are a waterproof artificial fiber or plant fiber pretreated with a waterproof adhesive on its surface or inside. The healthy bed for nursing has simple structure and low cost, and is healthy and easy to clean.

Abstract: The formation of wrinkles in bed sheets used on mattresses of the type having elevated side bolsters and the tendency of the sheets to come off when the mattress is articulated are reduced through the use of a fitted sheet having conforming pockets receiving the side bolsters. Stabilization of the upper sheet surface by the pockets is augmented in some embodiments through use of a stitch line placed along a seam on the inside of the pockets and/or by un-pocketed spans of the upper surface of the sheet connecting directly to an elastically retained skirt.

Abstract: A process for the production of leather, wherein tanned animal hides are treated in step (A) with an aqueous liquor which comprises (a) at least one copolymer obtainable by copolymerization of (a1) at least one ethylenically unsaturated C4-C8-dicarboxylic acid or at least one derivative of an ethylenically unsaturated C4-C8-dicarboxylic acid and (a2) at least one C8-C100-?-olefin and, if appropriate, hydrolysis and/or at least partial neutralization, (b) at least one paraffin which is liquid at room temperature, (c) at least one synthetic nonionic emulsifier, the aqueous liquor being free of silicones, and furthermore silicone-free aqueous formulations and their use.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of releasing a roughened surface of a washed cloth (21) which can prevent a cloth (21) with fibers protruding therefrom from being roughened due to fiber lumping after washing. The method of releasing the roughened surface of the washed cloth (21) generated when the cloth (21) is rubbed with wash water filled in a tub (10) by rotation of a drum (20) includes a first step of discharging the wash water from the washed cloth (21) to the tub (10), by rotating the drum (20) so that the washed cloth (21) can stick to the drum (20), and a second step of solving fiber lumping of the washed cloth (21), by using the motion of the washed cloth (21) by a frictional force between the rotated drum (20) and the washed cloth (21) by rotating the drum (20).

Abstract: A damper including a cylinder, a piston inserted in the cylinder, a movable member disposed in the piston to be movable in the cylinder in a length direction of the cylinder, and a weight sensor mounted on an inner surface of the cylinder, facing an end of the piston, to perceive weight loaded on the piston through contact with the movable member. When applied to a washing machine, the damper is capable of perceiving accurate weight of the laundry supplied in the washing machine.

Abstract: A washing system and method for load size and water retention detection includes a cabinet, a tub position within the cabinet, a basket with a wash load received therein rotatably supported within the tub, and a drive system for rotating the basket. A controller is operatively coupled to the drive system. The controller rotates the rotatable basket to urge the wash load radially outwardly in the basket and then decelerates the rotatable basket with the wash load urged radially outwardly to or below a predetermined threshold speed. An amount of time from initial deceleration of the rotatable basket until the rotatable basket is at or below the predetermined threshold speed is measured and the measured amount of time is used to determine a parameter of the wash load.

Abstract: A method of controlling a washing machine to perform shower rinsing, including repeatedly performing a process to store water supplied to a washing tub in the washing tub and discharge the water from the washing tub while rotating the washing tub during the shower rinsing is described. In a state in which laundry clings to the washing tub by a spin-drying operation, it may be possible to rinse the laundry clinging to the upper part of the washing tub using water supplied to the washing tub rotating at the predetermined velocity, to rinse the laundry clinging to the lower part of the washing tub using the water stored in the washing tub according to the off operation of a drainage unit, and to periodically replace water necessary to rinse the laundry by discharging the used water from the washing tub according to the periodic operation of the drainage unit.

Abstract: A method for controlling a washing machine includes comparing a command value of a motor with a predetermined limit value, during spin-drying, to determine whether the motor is overloaded, and controlling driving of the motor in response to the determination. It may be possible to determine a water filling state, an excessive bubble state, or a drainage error state, which may be caused during a spin-drying operation, and to take a proper measure. That is, in the drainage error state, a user is informed of the drainage error. In the water filling state, the spin-drying is normally completed by re-performing the spin-drying operation. In the excessive bubble state, a rinsing or spin-drying operation is added to remove the bubbles. When the bubbles are not removed by the added rinsing or spin-drying operation, the excessive bubble message is displayed to inform a consumer of the excessive bubble state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising at least one polyalkene-based supramolecular polymer, at least one pigment and at least one volatile solvent, wherein the weight ratio of the at least one supramolecular polymer to the at least one pigment has a value greater than 0.25, and also a process for dyeing keratin fibers using this composition. The present disclosure may make it possible to obtain, on the keratin fibers, colored coatings for keeping the hairs individualized while at the same time preserving the physical qualities of the fiber.

Abstract: Provided is an oxidative hair dye composition containing Components (A) to (D): (A) an iso-fatty acid or an anteiso-fatty acid having from 19 to 30 carbon atoms, or a salt thereof; (B) a polymer or a copolymer of a diallyl quaternary ammonium salt; (C) an oxidation dye; and (D) an alkali agent.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for dyeing or lightening human keratin fibers, comprising: a cosmetically acceptable medium; at least 25% by weight of at least one fatty substance; at least one cationic polymer; at least one dye chosen from oxidation dyes and direct dyes; at least one basifying agent; and at least one oxidizing agent. The disclosure also relates to a dyeing or lightening process using it. Another subject of the disclosure is multi-compartment devices or kits for obtaining, after mixing together the compositions of the compartments, just before its application, a composition according to the disclosure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of coloring or lightening of human keratin fibers in the presence of an oxidizing agent, comprising the application of an anhydrous cosmetic composition comprising at least one fat, and at least one surfactant, an oxidizing composition, a composition comprising at least one inorganic base. It also relates to a kit with several compartments, in which a first compartment comprises the aforementioned anhydrous cosmetic composition, a second compartment comprises an oxidizing composition and a third compartment comprises a composition comprising at least one inorganic base and optionally at least one dye.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods for dyeing keratinous fibers by treatment of said fibers with i) at least entity chosen from ortho-diphenol and derivatives thereof, ii) at least one metal salt, iii) hydrogen peroxide or at least one system which generates hydrogen peroxide and iv) at least one (bi)carbonate, said method additionally involving an intermediate wiping and/or drying and/or non rinsing stage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, for example, human keratin fibers such as the hair, intended to be mixed at the time of use with an oxidizing agent, comprising: A) at least one oxidation base chosen from para-aminophenols and the addition salts thereof with an acid; B) at least one additional dye precursor different from the at least one oxidation base defined in A); and C) dipropylene glycol; wherein: the at least one oxidation base is present in an amount of greater than or equal to 1.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition; and the dipropylene glycol is present in an amount of greater than or equal to 3.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: Provided is a ready-to-use composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibers, and for example of human keratin fibers such as the hair, comprising, A) at least one fatty substance other than fatty acids present in the ready-to-use composition in an amount of greater than or equal to 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the ready-to-use composition, B) at least one polymeric thickener, C) at least one dye precursor, D) at least one oxidizing agent and E) at least one alkaline agent wherein at least one of the at least one alkaline agent is an organic amine. Also provided is a method of dyeing keratin fibers, comprising applying the ready-to-use composition to the keratin fibers for a sufficient time to develop the desired coloration.

Abstract: Provided herein is a process for dyeing keratin materials, comprising: applying to said keratin materials a dyeing composition, comprising, a direct emulsion (A) comprising at least one fatty substance other than fatty acids present in an amount greater than 25% by weight; at least one surfactant; at least one alkaline agent; at least one colored or coloring entity chosen from direct dyes and oxidation dyes; and water in an amount greater than 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the direct emulsion (A); and a composition (B) comprising at least one oxidizing agent.