Abstract: Modified footrest assembly for a salon chair having an upper and a lower portion configured to latch into a first position and pivot about a point. Modified footrest assembly having a length such that it is configured to support a person's foot in a first position and not protrude beyond a chair when in a second position. Modified, modular footrest assembly configured to mount and umuount from a variety of chairs. Modified, modular footrest assembly having a left and a right side and configured so that each side operates independently.

Abstract: A retractable seat assembly which can be attached to a vertical structure and which, in the upright position, presents a profile which is relatively thin and in any event poses virtually no impediment to going very close to the vertical structure. The retractable seat assembly having a rear support, a seat, a front support, and a biaser which releasably biases said seat to the generally upright position.

Abstract: A foldable mobile restaurant booth and a method of its use are configured for ease of mobility and storage by allowing the seat portion to fold upward toward the scat back. The booth has a seat back and seat portion coupled to a base, and a linkage arrangement coupling the seat portion to the seat back. The base may have a plurality of wheels for allowing the booth to roll easily on the ground. The linkage arrangement permits the seat portion to move between a first, operative position to a second, folded position in which the seat portion extends at an angle no more than 45 degrees from vertical.

Abstract: A moon chair includes a seat rod, a front foot rod and a rear foot rod, a first supporting rod, a second supporting rod and a fixing member. The first supporting rod is articulated to the seat rod and the fixing member; the second supporting rod is articulated to the front foot rod and the fixing member; the fixing member is installed on the rear foot rod; and the fixing member has a first working state and a second working state. When the fixing member is in the first working state, the moon chair is in an unfolded state. When the fixing member is in the second working state, the moon chair is in a folded state. The moon chair can be unfolded or folded by switching the fixing member between the first working state and the second working state, which is very convenient.

Abstract: A neck rest for supporting the neck and head of a human being, comprising a right and a left elongate support member, and a collapsible intermediate section interconnecting the support members. The support members and the intermediate section are sufficiently bendable to conform to the natural contour of the left and right neck and head portions of the human being. The neck rest further comprises a holding mechanism for maintaining the support members in bent position. The holding mechanism may be adapted to be in a locked state and in a released state.

Abstract: A manual operating unit for a furniture control, which is provided in particular for seating or lounging furniture, has a housing with a top side and a bottom side. A first and a third operating panel are defined on the top side and a second and a fourth operating panel are defined on the bottom side, which are located opposite to the first and third operating panels. Actuating the first and second operating panels triggers a first operating signal in each case, whereas actuating the third and fourth operating panels triggers a second operating signal in each case. The housing is movably mounted over push-buttons arranged in the housing at least in the region of the first and third operating panels in such a way that a first of said push-buttons is actuated by moving the housing in the region of the first operating panel and a second of said push-buttons is actuated by moving the housing in the region of the third operating panel.

Abstract: An embodiment includes a user-stabilized stool having a bottom portion for contacting a ground surface that is configured to be inherently unstable when in an active position, thereby requiring a user to stabilize the stool when in the active position. The stool further includes a seat portion connected to the bottom portion and a stabilizing member operable, when the bottom portion is in the active position, to prevent the user-stabilized stool from tilting beyond a predetermined angle.

Abstract: An apparatus and method usable for foot care and the storage of foot care products. The apparatus has two pivoting portions that when closed serve as a container for foot care products. When opened, one portion of the apparatus may be inserted under either a bed mattress or cushion to help support the other side of the apparatus as a user performs foot care on the second side of the apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and systems for converting a seating device into a sleeping device. Embodiments include an apparatus including a convertible seating device and an adjustable storage device located beneath the convertible seating device. The convertible seating device may be converted into a sleeping device via at least one raising-lowering device pivotally connected to the seating device and storage device.

Abstract: A sleeve for installing hinge is provided, a mounting hole is opened in a top plate, wherein the sleeve for installing hinge comprises a main body capable of inserting into the mounting hole and a stopper fixed to an upper end of the main body and withstood with a top surface of the top plate, a slot where a hinge is inserted therein is opened in the sleeve for installing hinge, the slot passes through the stopper and extends down into the main body, a hook is configured at a side wall of the main body, the hook is deformed under pressure so as to allow the main body and the hook to pass through the mounting hole, the hook has a stop surface facing up, after the main body and the hook pass through the mounting hole, the stop surface faces a bottom surface of the top plate.

Abstract: An adjustable bed provides a selective rocking motion. The bed has a plurality of body support sections mounted in relation to a moveable cradle. The body support sections include at least an adjustable back section and a fixed middle section adjacent to the back section, and optionally an adjustable upper leg section adjacent to the middle section and an adjustable lower leg/foot section pivotally connected with respect to the upper leg section. The body support sections are mounted with respect to the cradle to allow angular adjustment of their relative positions to alter the configuration of the bed. The cradle is movably mounted on or in relation to an intermediate support carriage for fore and aft rocking movement with respect thereto. The intermediate support carriage is movably mounted on or in relation to a fixed base for translational movement with respect thereto in response to angular adjustment of the back section and/or rocking movement of the cradle.

Abstract: This invention is a portable air filtering system with forced air circulation. It is built into a seat or a bed, as a pad on seats or beds, or as a wearable pad against buttocks. It consists of an air pervious element such as mesh or cloth for buttocks to rest on or against, an odor filtering element such as active carbon, and an air sucking element such as a fan. The suction by the fan draws air around buttocks through both the air pervious element and the odor filtering element. To increase efficiency of suction and to prevent flatulence gas from escaping, an air impervious element is used so that only the air around buttocks is drawn into the odor filtering element. This portable, nonintrusive, and convenient odor filtering system reliably removes flatulence odor and can give people the freedom of farting without causing offensive malodor for others and themselves.

Abstract: Mattress assemblies and processes that provide user comfort include at least one thermally conductive foam layer consisting essentially of a polymeric elastomer foam matrix and a plurality of thermally conductive particles disposed therein, wherein the plurality of thermally conductive particles are selected from the group consisting of carbon, graphene, graphite, platinum, aluminum, gold, silver, silicon, copper, iron, nickel, stretched polyethylene nanofibers, and mixtures thereof; and a base core layer, wherein the at least one thermally conductive foam layer overlays the base core layer.

Abstract: A device for filling a divot in a mattress comprises a plurality of generally flat pads progressively sized with respect to each other. Some pads are sized and shaped to fit within the divot without extending beyond the divot; a final pad completes the repair and may extend onto the mattress upper surface to provide a smooth surface. Pads are made from a flexible material, and may comprise an outer surface that includes a non-slip material such as rubber, hook-and-loop fastener, or adhesive, enabling the pads to adhere to each other or the mattress. The pads can have a flat or beveled edge, and can be manufactured from identical or dissimilar materials. A pad can be manufactured from different materials, thereby providing two different surfaces. In embodiments, the pads are oval. A cover is included to receive the pads while being used or for storage.

Abstract: A system and method provide for reducing snoring by a user sleeping on a mattress.

Abstract: A mattress is disclosed that accommodates a side sleeper. The mattress includes an aperture defined therein and an insert that is disposed in the aperture. The insert includes a channel that receives an upper portion of a person's body.

Abstract: Flocked polyvinyl chloride (PVC) having an antimicrobial treatment wherein said treatment is applied to the PVC through the steps of first adding a selected antimicrobial agent into a flocking adhesive and thoroughly mixing the agent and adhesive, applying the adhesive containing the selected antimicrobial agent to the PVC material, and lastly applying selected flocking fibers to the side of the PVC material having the adhesive/antimicrobial agent coating.

Abstract: A child support device is provided with a height that is easily adjustable. The child support device includes a seat assembly suspended from at least one upright frame member extending above the seat assembly by at least one support member. The upright frame member includes a cap through which the support member is threaded.

Abstract: A child support system for infants or small children. The child support system includes a child containment device and at least one child support unit detachably mounted to the child containment device. The child containment device includes a frame, liner and, optionally, a raised bassinet mattress. The at least one child support unit may take the form of a bassinet and/or a changing table. The child containment device frame may be collapsible for storage and transport.

Abstract: A frame is configured to rest on a support surface and an infant-receiving receptacle is supported above the support surface by the frame. The infant-receiving receptacle includes a bottom/floor panel forming a bed for the child to sleep upon and a peripheral sidewall surrounding the bottom panel and extending between the bottom panel and the frame. The bassinet includes a depth-adjustment mechanism that enables a caregiver to selectively adjust the depth of the infant-receiving receptacle by raising or lowering the bottom panel of the infant-receiving receptacle. Various embodiments can also include wheels, rollers, or other mechanisms for rolling, sliding, or gliding the bassinet across the support surface. Some embodiments include a height-adjustment mechanism, downward-recessed front wall, longitudinal-axis folding canopy, inverted-eggcrate bed pad, and/or base-positioned foot rest.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide hip seat devices and systems for carrying a child in a position that is ergonomically beneficial for the child and comfortable for the wearer. A hip seat device may comprise a seating platform attached to a wearer engagement surface. The wearer engagement surface is held against the body of a wearer, such as by a waist belt encircling the wearer. The seating platform has a bucket shape for promoting a child seated thereon to assume an ergonomic spread-squat position (“M” position). The bucket shape may have the additional benefit of bringing the child closer to the wearer, reducing the moment on the carrier and thus the resulting force on the wearer.

Abstract: A feeding and support pillow for babies includes a pillow cover containing filling material. The pillow generally defines a frame around a central open region, where the frame has first, second, third, and fourth longitudinal members. The distal end of the fourth longitudinal member is discontinuous with the proximal end portion of the first longitudinal member. The fourth longitudinal member can be converted between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the fourth longitudinal member is generally coplanar with the first, second, and third longitudinal members. In the second position, the fourth longitudinal member is pivoted to extend transversely to the first, second, and third longitudinal members. In the second position, the pillow is constructed to extend around the user's waist with the fourth longitudinal member extending up the user's back.

Abstract: An inflatable child safety bed for providing safe, soft and comfortable place for special needs children to be safely secured for bedtime purposes. Moreover, the inflatable nature of the bed provides a protective barrier between them and the outside environment. The inflatable child safety bed generally comprises an upper inflatable structure adapted to be secured to a bed having a mattress. In other versions, the inflatable child safety bed further includes a removable attachable inflatable bottom mattress adapted to couple with the upper inflatable structure in order to provide a flooring to the interior space.

Abstract: A feed device for the automatic shifting of objects is provided. The automatic shifting of objects is effected assisted by the force of gravity and/or for this purpose the feed device includes a driven feed unit in order to shift several objects, which are arranged one behind another on a display area of the feed device, along a guide track in the direction of a removal region where an object is able to be removed as intended. The feed device comprises at least one separately produced guide element which is mounted on the already functional feed device and comprises an elongated sliding surface which extends substantially parallel to the guide track, defines at least part of the display area and along which the objects to be shifted are shiftable by the feed unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mist-diffusing head for a spraying apparatus, which comprises: a mouth for supplying mist to the head; an outer wall having at least one mist outlet opening; at least one seal capable of sealing the opening; and a deflector connected to the wall separately from the seal and having a main surface opposite the mouth with at least one portion arranged in a direction other than the direction of the mouth, a larger portion of the opening or of at least one of the openings extending opposite the deflector.

Abstract: An inclined panel for mounting industrial bins that allows the bins to hang at an angle such that the interior of the bin is more easily accessible by production personnel is presented. The inclined panel has an upper edge and a lower edge; a plurality of louvers formed on the panel; a separation plate adjoining the upper edge of the panel; and a mounting surface. The panel may optionally incorporate a second mounting surface. Typically, the inclined panel relies upon the separation plate to space the panel away from vertical by an angle of 10°-25° and preferably by an angle of about 10°-15°. A rack system using such a panel is also presented. The rack system may also include one or more end caps at the ends of the panels. The rack system may incorporate a wheeled base or the panels may be mounted on a fixed wall.

Abstract: A fresh food and dry goods foodservice merchandising display case with interchangeable kit utility system is disclosed. This mobile insulated display table with fully-welded, corrosion-resistant 304 stainless steel construction is built for use in association with interchangeable full-service, self-service and accessory component kits precisely dimensioned to be easily fitted and removed as described herein. The mobile insulated display table serves as the system base, and features a bent tubular steel frame, and adjustable tilting mechanism with three positions, a welded stainless steel drain, a shutoff valve, a 5? insulated drain hose and a hose hanging bracket.

Abstract: It discloses a dish sending device for restaurant, comprising: a suspended guide rail, traveling trolley provided on the guide rail, lifting mechanism provided on the travelling trolley; a dish container connection device is provided at the lower end of the lifting mechanism; a trolley sliding contact line is provided on the guide rail, and the travelling trolley is provided with a carbon brush for contact with the trolley sliding contact line.

Abstract: A multi-layered covering system for a bed comprised of at least two covering members. Each of the covering members contains corresponding fasteners. The covering members are temporarily fastened together generally along the outermost perimeter with the fasteners. The covering system forms a moldable cover for use by a user when the user is lying down sleeping on the bed and provides warmth due to the layers of covering members having or acting as insulation for heat. To make the bed, the covering system is simply smoothed over the bed in one single motion. In an alternative embodiment, a longer covering member may be folded over and fastened to another covering member. When the user is ready to wash the bedding, the fasteners allow for quick detachment of the various covering members so they may be laundered.

Abstract: A camp sleep system is provided. The camp sleep system includes one or more sleeping components. The sleeping component has an outer surface that includes at least partially an anti-slip zone. The anti-slip zone is formed using a material having a relatively high surface friction so as to reduce sliding movement of other materials when in contact with the anti-slip zone.

Abstract: A container having a primary bowl, a shallow bowl configured to removably attach to the primary bowl near a top of the primary bowl such that a top surface of the shallow bowl creates a support for a food product, the shallow bowl configured to cover a majority of a top opening of the primary bowl while creating one or more passageways from within the primary bowl to an area external to the primary bowl, the one or more passageways for allowing water fog from a mixture of dry ice and water placed in the primary bowl to escape creating a visual effect proximate the food product.

Abstract: The invention is based on a holder for round objects for everyday use, such as bottles, plates, bowls, dishes, and the like, which comprises an positioning plate and two approximately semicircularly curved holder plates, and the holder plates can be brought from an open insertion position into a closed holding position and enclose the objects placed on the positioning plate. By means of a special embodiment of the positioning plate and the novel embodiment of the rotary support of the holder plates, a unit is created that is closed in the holding position, in which the objects placed in it are unequivocally fixed and secured on the positioning plate, so that the unit can be transported and set up again at a different location.

Abstract: A grommet of resilient material having a top and bottom circumferential surfaces, wherein the body defining a central passage therethrough and defining a plurality of flanges forming an integral part of the grommet and extending inwardly from the body. The body further comprising an external holding groove extending longitudinally from the rear toward the front and extending completely around the outer periphery thereof to engage edges of the circular aperture of a beverage container. The flanges, when not engaged, forming a closed barrier across the grommet to frictionally create a hermetic seal against the passage of heat, moisture, and vapor therethrough. The flanges, when engaged, bending in a downwardly extending position against the outer surface of a straw and frictionally forming a hermetic seal between the flange and the straw.

Abstract: A beverage container includes a container body, a plurality of sensors arranged to determine information associated with liquid contained in the container body, and a processor operably coupled with the plurality of sensors for determining a beverage consumption routine of a user based on the information determined by the plurality of sensors.

Abstract: A disposable sleeve for a container includes a liner for contacting the container and defining an inner surface and an outer surface. The disposable sleeve also includes a heating element disposed between the inner and outer surfaces to provide heat to the container via a heat-generating reaction, and a frictional material having a coefficient of static friction between 0.5 and 2. The frictional material is disposed on the inner surface for direct contact with the container.

Abstract: A coat hook, towel rack and clothes hanger receiver-, preferably includes a mounting board, to which is attached a pivoting means on which pivoting means is an elbow or elongated bar having an outer tube communicating at 90° thereto, wherein the outer tube has therein, an inner tube disposed within and vertically moveable in a middle tube, the middle tube being moveable through the outer tube and the elbow-bar, the inner tube having a finial on its external end. Flares prevent the middle tube from exiting the outer tube in both directions. When the inner tube is extended upwardly, it is rotatable 90° from a 12 o'clock-6 o'clock position to a 9 o'clock-3 o'clock position. Once oriented horizontally the inner tube may be returned inwardly or retained in an outward disposition.

Abstract: A ski boot horn specially adapted to help to easily insert and remove a foot from a ski boot is provided. Such a ski boot horn slide may be made of a flexible, thin and low friction material forming an elongated body portion having a length-to-width ratio of at least 5 to 1. The ski boot horn slide may also incorporate a handle portion having a gripping handle hole designed for comfortable ease of use.

Abstract: A dressing aid device comprising a shaft, and a pants supporting head portion coupled to a distal end region of said shaft, wherein the pants supporting head portion is configured to support pants along a waistline portion of the pants and provide an arcuate waistline opening, wherein the arcuate waistline opening is sized and shaped to allow a user to advance at least one leg through the arcuate waistline opening.

Abstract: A locker for unattended storage and automated access of stored goods including a locker housing having at least one environmentally controlled compartment with an environmentally controlled access opening, an air inlet duct and an air outlet duct; a door sealingly engaging the environmentally controlled access opening; an automated latch engaging the door and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position; an access control unit in communication with the automated latch; and an environmental control unit removably housed in the locker housing, the environmental control unit having duct interfaces engagable with the air inlet duct and with the air outlet duct for circulating air between the at least one environmentally controlled compartment and the environmental control unit, and the environmental control unit having an electric power connector engagable with an electric power outlet in the locker housing in communication with a source of electric power.

Abstract: A rod hanging system for use with window blinds, the rod hanging system including a curtain rod brace including an attachment plate and a rod support branch with a rod notch, a mounting clip including a cavity, wherein the cavity removably receives the attachment plate of the curtain rod brace, and wherein the mounting clip further includes an attachment member that removably clasps the window blinds.

Abstract: Disclosed is a juice extractor, comprising: a base (100); a drive mechanism (200) installed in the base (100); and a juice extracting component (300) supported by and fixed on the base (100); wherein, the juice extracting component (300) comprises: a shell (700) having an opening part (710) on its top, a juice outlet (715), and a residue outlet (720); a first grinding plate (500) rotatably installed in the shell (700), the first grinding plate (500) includes a first body part (510) and a connecting part to connect to the drive mechanism, and the first body part (510) has a first grinding face (511) with first grinding teeth (513) arranged thereon; a second grinding plate (400) fixed in the shell (700), the second grinding plate (400) includes a second body part (410) with a second grinding face (411) opposite to the first grinding face (511).

Abstract: A cooking device includes a cooking unit defining a cooking space, a water supply unit including a water pipe that is mounted on the cooking unit and that has an outlet end located in the cooking space, and a heating unit simultaneously heating the cooking unit and the water pipe. The outlet end of the water pipe is configured to spray steam into the cooking space when the water pipe is heated by the heating unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for preparing a chilled, infused beverage, preferably iced tea, in a fast and uncomplicated manner and with constant quality. The device comprises a brewing chamber (1), wherein an opening (3) is present in the brewing chamber to allow discharge of water from the brewing chamber, and wherein the opening (3) allows the brewing chamber (1) when full of water to empty by gravity in a fixed time of between 0.5 and 1.5 minute.

Abstract: A system for the preparation of beverages including capsules (C) with a cup-shaped body (1) having an annular lateral wall (6) which tapers from a mouth opening (2) towards a bottom wall (5). These capsules (C) are of at least a first type and a second type, and have identical bottom walls (5) and different axial lengths (h1, h2, h3). An infusion assembly (10) has a variable-volume infusion chamber (20), having an introduction opening (20a), an end delimitation part (16a) having a shape corresponding to that of the bottom wall (5) of the capsules (C), and with a lateral delimitation structure (13a, 13b; 14) which includes a static portion (13a, 13b) and which extends between said introduction opening (20a) and the end delimitation part (16a). The latter is movable away from the introduction opening (20a).

Abstract: An espresso machine that includes a group control head for controlling the brewing and dispensing of espresso drinks. The group control head is in communication with a controller and memory. The combination is arranged to selectively record into the memory the brewing parameters during the dosing of espresso. A subsequent operation of the group control head then enables the controller to recall the recorded parameters such that the previous brewing conditions are replicated. Associated methods for recording the parameters under control of the group control head are also described.

Abstract: The coffee machine has at least one infusion unit and at least one filter holder that is manually connected to and disconnected from the infusion unit for preparation of coffee, and it comprises at least one added support element of the filter holder for keeping it attached to the coffee machine when the filter holder is not connected to the infusion unit, said added support element comprising heating means for heating said filter holder to a predetermined temperature. The additional support element can be implemented also as a standalone element and, therefore, not connected to the coffee machine.

Abstract: A pour-over coffee brewer apparatus comprises a base containing a motor that drives a coffee grinder via a set of gear assemblies, a vertical support structure extending upwards from a rear portion of the base, and a horizontal support structure extending out from a top portion of the vertical support structure, the horizontal support structure comprising a grinder for grinding coffee beans and a water dispenser for dispensing water onto ground coffee beans. The set of gear assemblies comprises a first gear assembly in the base, a second gear assembly in the horizontal support structure, and a gear shaft in the vertical support structure that couples the first gear assembly and the second gear assembly.

Abstract: An espresso machine that includes a group control head for controlling the brewing and dispensing of espresso drinks. In particular, the group control head includes a novel arrangement of proximity switches, magnets, and centering post that allows for a more efficient workflow in the controlling, automating, and duplicating the brewing of multiple doses of espresso. An associated method for using the group control head is also described.

Abstract: An espresso machine that includes a group control head for controlling the brewing and dispensing of espresso drinks. The group control head controls the saving of espresso brewing parameters into memory for later use. The group control head also controls the transfer of the saved parameters from memory into the memory of a different group head for use at that head. Thus, an optimal set of brew parameters can be replicated throughout the espresso machine.

Abstract: A coffee machine includes a brewing device including a steam spout, a milk box having a box body that is coupled removably to the brewing device, and that has a top surface formed with a steam inlet portion that is disposed below the steam spout, and an operating device including a driving unit and a linking member that is pivotally connected between the driving unit and the steam spout. The driving unit is rotatable to move the steam spout downwardly to an engaging position, where the steam spout engages the steam inlet portion, and is reversely rotatable to move the steam spout upwardly to a disengaging position, where the steam spout is disengaged from the steam inlet portion.