Patents Issued in August 30, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180242706
    Abstract: A changeable bag includes a first bag body having a first accommodating portion; a second bag body having a second accommodating portion accommodating the first bag body; and a coupling portion that detachably couples the first bag body accommodated in the second bag body to the second bag body, wherein the coupling portion includes a bottom coupling portion that detachably couples a bottom of the first bag body and a bottom of the second bag body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Ji Hyun GEA
  • Publication number: 20180242707
    Abstract: A multifunctional luggage implement configurable to form a child seat, desk and/or changing station, having a retractable stroller portion in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Anna Abrahamyan-Smith
  • Publication number: 20180242708
    Abstract: An artificial electronic nail made of a stack of thin layers, the stack having a shape of an artificial nail and including a first top thin layer having an electronic display facing upward, such that, when content is displayed by the electronic display, the content is visible from above the first top layer, a second thin layer having a contactless module having an antenna and being configured for contactless communication with a smart electronic device and a third thin layer having a central processing unit (CPU) connected to the contactless module and the electronic display and storing processor-executable instructions on a non-transitory processor-readable memory of the CPU that when executed by the CPU enables the artificial electronic nail to change its appearance and to perform various contactless communications with the smart electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Gregor Felzer, Amor Chowdhury, Dalibor Igrec
  • Publication number: 20180242709
    Abstract: An attachment element 2 for a container 10 for applying a substance, in particular liquids, free-flowing formulations, pastes or powders, comprising at least one rotationally symmetric body 4 freely moving in a support for applying the substance. The attachment element 2 is connected with a container 10 in which the substance to be applied is contained and transported, by the body 4 to which the substance adheres during a rotary motion, to the outside to apply it, for example, onto skin. To use it for advertising measures or to increase its attractiveness, the body 4 comprises a sealable cavity 5 and at least partially transparent material, wherein the body 4 is at least partially filled with an at least partially transparent liquid and/or solid particles 6. In case of rotation, the liquid in the body 4 or the solid particles 6 are swirled around; a decorative appearance is created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Corinna Herzmann
  • Publication number: 20180242710
    Abstract: A compact container using magnets, and has a middle case and an upper case that are rotatably coupled through screw coupling, thereby improving the air-tightness of the interior thereof. When the screw coupling between the upper case and the middle case is released, the upper case is fixed to the upper end of the middle case while forming with at least 90 degrees of angle to the middle case via the magnet such that the above configuration can reduce assembly time by avoiding the traditional hinge structure and improve productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Jung-Hyun Ki, You-seob Kim, Jae-ock Lee
  • Publication number: 20180242711
    Abstract: A brush comprises a plurality of filaments having a crimp structure and a J structure to provide a full distribution of filaments at an end surface of the brush, wherein the crimp structure of a majority of the filaments is configured with a period length of 2 mm to 5 mm and a peak to peak length of not greater than 0.8 mm, and the J structure is configured with a long length about 0.02 inches to about 1.2 inches, and a difference between the long length and a short length is about 0.2 inches to about 0.5 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Aaron David Poole, Gerald Keith Brewer, Robert E. Akridge, Kenneth A. Pilcher
  • Publication number: 20180242712
    Abstract: The invention concerns a cosmetic pot comprising a base and a lid that is configured to assume a closed position and an open position, and that further comprises at least one coupling member configured to assume a first position when the lid is in the closed position and to assume a second position, spaced apart from the first position, when the lid is in the open position. The lid comprises, in particular, a slide, with radial and eccentric double action, and a control stud configured to slide in relation to the slide between a first position and a second position, the coupling member assuming the first position of same when the stud is in the first position in relation to the slide and assuming the second position of same when the stud is in the second position in relation to the slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTE
    Inventors: Christian SALCIARINI, Julien CHANDELIER, Gregory PERBAL
  • Publication number: 20180242713
    Abstract: A device for the application of a gel or solid substance to a human body surface is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of an applicator portion to which gel or solid deodorant is secured and which is coupled to a handle portion. The applicator portion is sized to accommodate a single application of deodorant in a compact format while the handle portion is sized to be grasped between the fingers and thumb of the human hand. The handle portion comprises a moveable connecting point allowing the handle portion to traverse between a storage position and a gripping position during use. The applicator portion is integrally formed with said handle portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Richard Patrick Morrow
  • Publication number: 20180242714
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator device for applying a product of the fluid or pasty type to keratin fibres, comprising a central core (1) having an elongate shape which extends along a longitudinal axis XX, at least one row of elongate spikes (2) comprising a first end (20) embedded in the core and a second, free end (21). According to the invention, at least one of the spikes (2) is delimited by a first flat face (200) that is coincident with a longitudinal plane, known as the reference plane P, and by a second flat face (210) that forms an angle of between 10 and 180° with said first flat face, said at least one spike comprising a first region (22) that is embedded in the core (1) and has a substantially constant cross section in the form of a portion of a circle, and a second region (23) having a variable cross section that is situated substantially in the longitudinal continuation of said first region (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Eric DE BARDONNECHE
  • Publication number: 20180242715
    Abstract: Cases can be used to house sets of artificial lashes in a specified arrangement. For example, lash fusions may be placed within multiple predefined indentations in the shape of an eyelid. Applicators can be used to resiliently grasp all of the lash fusions in a set of lash extensions, and then simultaneously apply the entire set of lash extensions directly to the underside of the natural lashes. An applicator includes opposed arms that are connected to one another at an inner end designed to be gripped by an individual. The applicator can also include an outer end having a concave shape that is contoured to be substantially flush with the convex shape of the lash line and the predefined indentations of a case that includes the set of lash extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Sahara LOTTI
  • Publication number: 20180242716
    Abstract: Disclosed is a portable hair extension holder comprising a foldable main body with an attached clip-engaging system and retaining members for keeping hair extensions protected and organized between uses. The clip-engaging system includes non-rigid elements, preferably assembled in a grid, which provide a surface for attaching hair extensions in an organized arrangement. A process for attaching hair extensions to the clip-engaging system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: June Naoko Calabrese
  • Publication number: 20180242717
    Abstract: A u-lock holder comprises at least one panel attachable to the backpack carried by an individual. The at least one panel at least partially defines an opening configured to receive and retain a u-lock about the backpack. The at least one panel can be positioned to intersect the sagittal plane of the individual. An upper edge of the at least one panel is configured to vertically support the u-lock and is positioned at an angle relative to the transverse plane of the individual. The upper edge of the u-lock holder is positioned proximate the scapular region of the individual in order to grasp the u-lock by reaching over either shoulder. The opening has a substantially consistent cross-sectional area such that the u-lock can be in a locked configuration when inserting and removing the u-lock. A method of retaining the u-lock with the u-lock holder is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Lucas Risman Pelz
  • Publication number: 20180242718
    Abstract: A device and method comprising the steps of placing an empty unrolled and unfolded backpack device front side up on a flat surface; engaging a rigging equipment to at least one of a series of first inner straps disposed in a fourth section of the backpack device; engaging a shorter equipment including additional carabineers, pulleys or tools to at least one of a series of second inner straps disposed in a fifth section of the backpack device; rolling the backpack device inward to form a bundle; and engaging a bundle strap implement disposed at an outer portion of said backpack device around the rolled backpack for transport or storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Todd Hanson, Benjamin Schenck
  • Publication number: 20180242719
    Abstract: An embodiment personal item management apparatus includes a wearable band having a fixed circumference that defines a first outer diameter; and a clasp coupled to the wearable band, the clasp having a second outer diameter that is less than the first outer diameter and being adapted to couple a personal item to the wearable band. In an exemplary embodiment, the ratio of the second outer diameter to the first outer diameter is about 0.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Mary Caroline Nix, Jane Dunne Cooke
  • Publication number: 20180242720
    Abstract: A detachable hair brush apparatus is disclosed. The hair brush apparatus may comprise a handle with elongated metal extension rods at one end and at least one hollow brush head for insertion around the metal extension rods. In a locked position, the metal extension rods extend substantially through a base of the brush head. At least one button may be located on said handle for releasing the mechanical locking engagement. Torque provided by a user of the hair brush apparatus is absorbed by the metal extension rods of the hair brush handle. In this way, functional separation of two distinct systems is provided for, namely the function of “attaching” and the function of “absorbing torque”. This will make for increased robustness of each system. In a preferred embodiment, neither the handle nor the at least one hollow brush head comprises a magnet for coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer Geller, Richard Geller
  • Publication number: 20180242721
    Abstract: A tool assembly includes an elongated handle and a locking system for attaching a tool head to the handle. The tool head can be a floor care tool or other accessory that can be attached to the handle such that the elongated length of the handle can aid in the use of the tool attached. The locking system includes a keyed locking collar for engaging at least a first portion of the tool head, and a locking cap rotatably positioned on the handle for engaging a second portion of the tool head. The handle can be extendable, such as by telescoping, and can also be overmolded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Eric R. Balz, Eric Gingras, Scott Latimer, Jeremy B. Finison, Dan Anderson, Sarah Gilbertson
  • Publication number: 20180242722
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device for cleaning a cylindrical container, such as a bucket. The device includes a drive shaft having a first end and a second end. The device also includes a frame including a horizontal component, a first vertical component, and a second vertical component, where each of the horizontal component, the first vertical component, and the second vertical component have a first surface and a second surface, and where the second end of the drive shaft is centrally coupled to the frame. Further, the device includes a cleaning component coupled to the second surface of each of the horizontal component, the first vertical component, and the second vertical component of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Patterson, Brian Durnell
  • Publication number: 20180242723
    Abstract: An interchangeable brush head with ultrasound action makes it possible by way of the thin wall, which has a wall thickness of equal to or less than a millimeter and a low damping coefficient, for the energy to be transmitted as directly as possible by the ultrasonic waves into the effective medium, whereby the otherwise very high losses in the case of such prior-art appliances of the type in question are largely avoided, wherein, at the same time, the safety-related and dental-care aspects and the user-friendliness are increased. Further advantageous measures for increasing the efficiency of transmission are also present. Certain embodiments have only a directly interchangeable insert with the bristles thereon, this being environmentally friendly, user-friendly and cost-saving. In other embodiments, the entire interchangeable brush head, together with the electromechanical transducer installed therein and the neck, has to be replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Jovica VUKOSAVLJEVIC, Peer BLUMENSCHEIN
  • Publication number: 20180242724
    Abstract: The invention provides a hair comb, which comprises a comb body and a plurality of comb tooth sets. The comb tooth sets are configured side by side on the comb body. Each comb tooth set comprises a comb tooth portion, a base, and a support portion. The comb tooth portion is provided on an upper surface thereof with a plurality of comb needles having elasticity. The support portion comprises a first connection member, a plurality of elastic support members, and a second connection member. The elastic support members are configured between the first connection member and the second connection member. The first connection member is connected to the comb tooth portion. The second connection member is connected to the base. The hair comb can effectively straighten out or unwind the winding or the knotting of hair in different positions or of different degrees so as to protect the hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Chi Kit Ng
  • Publication number: 20180242725
    Abstract: An oral care implement having a head with a front surface and a plurality of contact elements extending from the head. The plurality of contact elements are arranged in a pattern that may have the visual appearance of a flower. Specifically, the pattern may comprise a first set of contact elements arranged in a first loop about a reference axis and a second set of contact elements arranged in a second loop that surrounds the first loop. The pattern may also include a third set of contact elements arranged in a third loop that surrounds the second loop. Each of the contact elements of the first, second, and third sets may be inclined relative to the front surface of the head so as to diverge from the reference axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventor: Douglas HOHLBEIN
  • Publication number: 20180242726
    Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning nets underwater comprising a cleaning head formed from at least one propeller having a perimeter rim available for receipt of fingers, knuckles and/or torsion spring elements. The cleaning head is positioned against the surface of an underwater net wherein the cleaning features are constructed and arranged to remove soft and hard growth from the nets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Peter B. Lindgren
  • Publication number: 20180242727
    Abstract: A toothbrush including a handle with first and second brush heads extending outwardly from one end of the handle. The brush heads are opposed and aligned with each other and the bristles thereon extend toward each other, being separated by a small gap. A detachable floss hoop is snap-fittingly engaged in a channel defined partially in each brush head. Floss from the floss hoop extends between the brush heads. The brush heads maintain tension in the floss. A person's teeth are received into the gap between the ends of the bristles and the floss is received into an interdental space. The toothbrush brushes teeth in an up-and-down motion and not a side-to-side motion. The handle is fabricated in two halves, each including a handle section and one of the brush heads. The handle sections of the two halves are joined together and may be overmolded with an elastomeric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Gil Ofek
  • Publication number: 20180242728
    Abstract: A frame of a furniture is disclosed, comprising a bearing, which is provided for rotatably mounting of a foldable pillar about an axis, and a fixation which is provided for receiving and fixing the foldable pillar. The frame is designed in a way, that fixing can be realized by clamping of a fixation equipped with an eccentric. Moreover a securing element is disclosed, which can be brought in a securing position by a lever, whereby the lever thereby simultaneously causes the pillar to be clamped in the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Kesseböhmer Produktions GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Melf Hansen, Michael Köder
  • Publication number: 20180242729
    Abstract: An item of equipment includes a worktop formed of at least one substrate made of transparent monolithic glass material with a surface area of greater than 0.7 m2, provided with a coating to exhibit a haze of greater than 15%, a light transmission TL of less than 80% and an opacity indicator of greater than 50. The item of equipment also includes at least one light source to materialize one or more zones or one or more elements or displays of the substrate. The light source occurs straight above the substrate, for a display by projection, or under the substrate, for a display by transmission through the substrate. The item of equipment also includes at least one interface for communication with at least one element of the worktop and/or with at least one external element for wireless communication. The item of equipment is devoid of heating element(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: EUROKERA S.N.C.
    Inventors: Gregory DEBREYER, Franck DEMOL, Michael RAVEL, Nicolas ROUX, Pablo VILATO
  • Publication number: 20180242730
    Abstract: An enclosure system for electronic equipment concealable in a table top permits the user to selectively change the orientation of the enclosure by having two bezels nested in one another. A first bezel rests over an opening cut through a table top and a second bezel nests inside the first bezel. A saddle with a base and two vertical legs is attached to the second bezel. The enclosure tilts from a concealed position in which the top plate is flush with both the first and second bezel, to an open position in which the face plate of the enclosure is exposed. The saddle receives the enclosure in the concealed position between its base and vertical legs. The second bezel can be removed from the first bezel and re-oriented as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Jack Gershfeld
  • Publication number: 20180242731
    Abstract: A multimedia table is provided with a work top set up for the association with a multimedia unit and supported by a plurality of legs. At each supporting leg the work top includes the first part of a bayonet fitting, separable in two parts, whereas the second part is arranged on the facing surface of the corresponding leg, and at least one of the table legs is provided with wires, extending between the second bayonet fitting part and the foot of the leg for the connection of the multimedia unit to the power supply networks available close to the aforementioned leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Luca PIZZINATO
  • Publication number: 20180242732
    Abstract: A clamp assembly having a clamp, a handle, and a clip. The handle is shaped so as to provide a novel and improved method and apparatus to hold shoes to a golf bag. The topline of the shoe is securely held by the clamp. The handle is attached to the clamp. And the clip is attached to the handle and can clip to a golf bag. The clip may be a carabiner clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Lewis Joseph Smalligan
  • Publication number: 20180242733
    Abstract: An appliance includes at least one worktop formed from at least one substrate made of a monolithic glazing material and of area larger than 0.7 m2. The substrate has a luminosity L* lower than 10, a haze lower than 30% and a light transmission TL lower than 10%. The appliance also includes at least one light source to materialize one or more zones or one or more elements or displays of the substrate, the at least one light source being located under the substrate and being hidden thereby when the at least one light source is turned off. The appliance also includes at least one interface for communicating with at least one element of the worktop and/or wirelessly with at least one external element. The appliance does not include any heating elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: EUROKERA S.N.C.
    Inventors: Gregory DEBREYER, Franck DEMOL, Michael RAVEL, Nicolas ROUX, Pablo VILATO
  • Publication number: 20180242734
    Abstract: A paint roller storage system for storing a plurality of paint rollers includes a plurality of paint rollers. Each of the paint rollers has a handle and a roller that is rotatably coupled to the handle. The roller corresponding to each of the paint rollers comprises a plurality of wires. A storage rack is provided and the storage rack is selectively coupled to a support surface. The storage rack has a plurality of apertures. The roller corresponding to each of the paint rollers is removably inserted through an associated one of the apertures to store each of the paint rollers. The storage rack inhibits the wires corresponding to each of the paint rollers from becoming deformed during storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: David Turano
  • Publication number: 20180242735
    Abstract: An improved locker seat includes a pair of spaced-apart upstanding sidewalls having a pair of front edges. A generally horizontal seat extends between and at least partially forward of the front edges of the sidewalls. A lower seatback is connected at a lower extent by a hinge between the sidewalls and extending above the seat, the lower seatback is movable about the hinge between an open position and a closed position. An upper seatback is connected at an upper extent by a hinge between the sidewalls and above the lower seatback, the upper seatback being movable about the hinge between an open and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Sam Allen
  • Publication number: 20180242736
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting a drawer slide to a cabinet rear wall includes: a main panel; at least one lower guide attached to an extending from a lower edge of the main panel; at least one upper guide attached to the main panel above the lower guide to form a gap configured to receive a drawer slide; a latch extending from the main panel adjacent to the lower guide, the latch including an upwardly-extending hook; and openings in the main panel sized and positioned to receive fasteners to fasten the bracket to a rear wall of a cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: William Duggins, Robert C. Hightower
  • Publication number: 20180242737
    Abstract: A full pull-out guide for furniture parts, in particular for drawers, with a lower structural height, and including a body rail that can be attached to a stationary furniture part, a running rail that can be attached to a movable furniture part, a middle rail, an inner running path arranged between the body rail and the middle rail, on which a plurality of first force-transferring elements are movably arranged, and an outer running path arranged between the middle rail and the running rail, on which a plurality of second force-transferring elements are arranged. Due to the horizontal displacement of the outer first force-transferring element, the structural height of the full pull-out direction can be reduced. Furthermore, the horizontal displacement of the outer first force-transferring element in relation to other force-transferring elements has the effect that the contact surface to the rails exists in different vertical planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Bruno Meier
  • Publication number: 20180242738
    Abstract: A backstop bracket which can be removably secured to a support member of a pallet rack limits the distance a load can travel along the pallet rack. When installed on the support member of the pallet rack, the bracket allows for uniform pallet placement on the pallet rack and maintains a predetermined distance between the load on the pallet rack and an adjacent structure, for example, another pallet rack, a wall or a column, to define a vertical flue space for air circulation and fire prevention purposes. The bracket is preferably formed of steel or other suitable metal or, in the alternative, can comprise an elastomeric material including a high impact plastic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Worldwide Material Handling Products, LLC
    Inventor: Richard W. Willix
  • Publication number: 20180242739
    Abstract: A system for providing functional and decorative elements for shielding, which is an easily stored and foldable large piece of protective coverage, preserving the integrity of at least the upper surface of a working space, likewise the system is crafted for counters, tables and the like by offering quasi-customized and faux/simulacros designs such as Carrera marble, silastone, colors, wood, patterned designs (such as wallpaper designs) and other ornamental and artistic or customized features. An application for smart devices facilitates rapid generation of finished pieces according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Kimberly K. Adams
  • Publication number: 20180242740
    Abstract: A reclining mechanism for a seating unit including a base, a linkage mechanism operatively coupled to the base, the linkage mechanism configured to move between a closed position and one or more open positions, and a stop member configured to contact the linkage mechanism and the base when the linkage mechanism is in the closed position. The linkage mechanism may include a forward pivot link pivotally connected to the base. The stop member may include a pin coupled to one of the base and the forward pivot link and may contact the other of the base and the forward pivot link when the linkage mechanism is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Gregory Mark Lawson
  • Publication number: 20180242741
    Abstract: A modular base system is provided that allows easy installation and maintenance in a row of motion seating units. Arms are easily removable from a base assembly. The base assembly also provides structure allowing easy installation and removal of the motion mechanism. The base assembly also allows easy installation and removal of a back panel. The motion mechanism includes a pivotal seat frame attachment allowing the seat to be pivoted upwardly, from the front of the mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: GREGORY MARK LAWSON
  • Publication number: 20180242742
    Abstract: A seating unit and a mechanism for a seating unit are provided. Each seating unit has a pair of mechanisms operable to move the seating unit between a closed position and a reclined position. Each mechanism includes an extended seat plate that extends from, and connects to, the chair back to the front of a seat frame. Each mechanism also has a rear pivot link, the upper end of which is pivotally connected to the seat plate. This pivotal connection is above the seat frame, allowing the mechanism to move the seating unit to the reclined position with minimal front-to-back movement. The mechanism moves the seating unit to a zero gravity reclined position, without the use of roller tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: GREGORY MARK LAWSON, CHESTON BRETT CRAWFORD
  • Publication number: 20180242743
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a chair of the kind that is shipped to a user disassembled. The chair includes at least one chair function controller (i.e., a paddle) that is actuated to control a chair function operator (e.g., a gas cylinder located below and coupled to the chair seat). During assembly, a pair of cable sections are mechanically and serially connected to one another at a force responsive connector block that is located within and slidable through a cable connector housing at the bottom of the chair seat. By virtue of connecting the first and second cables together at the connector block, the chair function controller paddle is connected to the chair function operator so that an actuation of the controller causes a pulling force to be applied to the chair function operator to enable the seat or back of the chair to be displaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Marcelo Mezzera
  • Publication number: 20180242744
    Abstract: A modular assembly for a row of seating units is provided. Each seating unit has a pair of mechanisms operable to move between a closed position and a reclined position. Each mechanism includes first and second roller track that are oriented at opposite angles to one another. A seat mounting plate is moveably coupled to, and constrained by, a linkage coupling the seat mounting plate to the first and second roller tracks so that the seat mounting plate is moveable from a generally horizontal orientation in the closed position, to an inclined orientation in the reclined position, with the incline from back end of the seating unit to the front end of the seating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: GREGORY MARK LAWSON
  • Publication number: 20180242745
    Abstract: A mobile chair for use in salons and other locations includes a base. A plurality of rollers is coupled to and extends from a lower face of the base. The base is configured for locomotion across a surface. A brake is coupled to the base. A lift is coupled to and extends from an upper face of the base. A seat is coupled to the lift distal from the base. A backrest is pivotally coupled to and extends from a rear of the seat. The brake is configured to selectively couple to at least one roller such that locomotion of the base is prevented. The lift is configured for the operator to selectively vertically position the seat relative to the base. The backrest is configured for the operator to selectively angularly position the backrest relative to the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Belinda Walters
  • Publication number: 20180242746
    Abstract: A modular base system is provided that allows easy installation and maintenance in a row of motion seating units. Arms are easily removable from a base assembly. The base assembly also provides structure allowing easy installation and removal of the motion mechanism. The base assembly also allows easy installation and removal of a back panel. The motion mechanism includes a pivotal seat frame attachment allowing the seat to be pivoted upwardly, from the front of the mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: GREGORY MARK LAWSON
  • Publication number: 20180242747
    Abstract: A head support is described. The head support has a foldable longitudinal middle section, configured to be folded between different user positions, and a first supporting section connected to a first distal extremity of the middle section. The first supporting section has a foldable flat surface palm section, at least 2 foldable longitudinal finger sections extending from a distal extremity of the flat surface palm section and a foldable longitudinal thumb section extending from a lateral side of the foldable flat palm surface. A method for supporting a head of a user is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Sylvain Berube
  • Publication number: 20180242748
    Abstract: Provided is technology suitable for public environments, such as sites serving transportation networks such as bus shelters and train stations, parks, public venues, stadiums, arenas, interior or exterior environment. The technology described herein provides a heated sitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Mario LEHOUX
  • Publication number: 20180242749
    Abstract: The Life Seat is an invention that is designed as a personal floatation device that has the ability to also function as a camp chair. This invention is based off the design of a Type III personal floatation device which can be worn like a vest. In order to convert this device into a camp chair, a seat, which is secured by straps that secure it in one of two possible positions can be folded down from the inside of the lower back section of the personal floatation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Levi Rhody
  • Publication number: 20180242750
    Abstract: A portable head support device that when located beneath the chin and resting on the thighs of a person when in a sitting position, provides a comfortable level of support enabling the user to sleep while in a sitting position. The pillow is a single unit, with the top surface shaped to gently cradle the chin and/or cheek of the user, such as forming a V-shape or U-shape. The bottom surface is flat or shaped to conform to the thighs. The “twist-hold” pocket has a revolutionary shape that gently grips each hand of the user so that when the user falls asleep, the pillow can remain in place without the need for additional straps or mechanisms to hold the pillow in place as the user is effectively holding the pillow with their arms without needing to consciously hold on to it since the pillow grips the hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: James Steven Wilson
  • Publication number: 20180242751
    Abstract: The invention is directed to modules for installation in beds to adjustably support targeted body zones of a user. Modularization renders actively controlled bed technology available to a broad range of beds on the market including upgrading many users' existing beds. Bed actuation modules include one or more lift systems connected to a mechanical support which has bed mounting devices for enabling installation of the module in a broad range of bed frames. An adjustable height platform of each lift system can be raised or lowered without necessarily changing the angle of inclination thereof. Lift systems for variable support of two zones may be actuated by single actuator in a way that provides contra-acting movement of the respective mattress support surfaces. Optionally, inclusion of a sensing and inference system enables automatic control of a bed actuation module according to the inferred orientation of a user's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: David MacNaughton
  • Publication number: 20180242752
    Abstract: A foundation for a mattress is formed from a foam block and may also have supports that extend across the foam block's bottom side. The supports can be manufactured with the foam block or may be provided in a kit or separately sourced. The foam block is rigid enough to support a mattress and is compressible so it has a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration and its bottom side may have channels for the supports. In the compressed configuration, the foundation may be folded into a compact form and vacuum-sealed in a plastic membrane which easies in storage, shipping, and delivery of the foundation. When the foundation is delivered to its place of use, the compressed foundation can be removed from its packaging, allowing the foam block to return to its expanded configuration and placed onto a standard bed frame with the supports providing crosswise support across the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: James O. Stewart, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180242753
    Abstract: A support cushion for providing individualized heating and cooling to a user resting on the support cushion is provided. The support cushion includes a body supporting layer and a base layer positioned adjacent to and below the body supporting layer. The base layer defines a cavity with a support insert positioned within the cavity. The support insert includes a bag defining one or more outlet holes positioned adjacent to the body supporting layer and further defining an inlet hole. A fan is operably connected to the inlet hole of the bag to provide air flow into the inlet hole of the bag and out of the one or more outlet holes of the bag. Methods of controlling the surface temperature of a support cushion are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Hamid Ghanei, Abdelkrim Bedja, Taylor M. Jansen, James Alva Evans, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180242754
    Abstract: A cover (8) for a mattress (6) or a cushion (3) of a piece of furniture (1) with a utilized side (10) and a back side (11), wherein on the back side (11) there is a receiving device for bottom spring cushioning (12) which has spring strips (15), wherein at least one spring strip (15) is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material with a preferably pultruded fiber core (16) and a plastic jacket (17) which surrounds the fiber core (16). It is provided that on opposite sides of the jacket (17) one jacket side (18) at a time sticks out for an enlarged support surface of the spring strip (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: OKE Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Tillner
  • Publication number: 20180242755
    Abstract: A nursing pillow is provided, having a continuous body structure, a receiving area configured to receive a torso of a user, and a nursing surface configured to accommodate an infant in an inclined position on the nursing pillow. A method for displaying a plurality of nursing pillows on a salesfloor, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Sarah Redford