Abstract: A work station includes a cable raceway. The cable raceway includes a basket in an interior of a base assembly, having an open upper end adjacent an access opening, and a bottom end defining openings, the basket configured to receive cables therein. A cover of the cable raceway is movable between a closed position, in which the cover is received in the access opening and covers the open upper end of the basket to inhibit access to the basket through the access opening, and an open position, in which the cover is at least partially outside the access opening to allow access to the basket through the access opening. The work station may have a work platform that is selectively adjustable in height. A portion of a footprint of the work platform may be commensurate with a corresponding portion of a footprint of the base assembly.

Abstract: A cable management system includes a support having a peripheral edge defining a central opening and a longitudinally extending channel having a laterally extending bottom shelf and an upwardly extending retainer wall. At least one of the bottom shelf and retainer wall have a pass-through opening formed there through. The channel is positioned adjacent to a portion of the peripheral edge of the support with the retainer wall laterally spaced apart from the portion of the peripheral edge so as to form a gap there between defining a mouth of the channel. A door is moveably coupled to the support. The door is moveable between a first position, wherein at least a portion of the central opening defined by the support is uncovered, and a second position, wherein the portion of central opening defined by the support is covered. A worksurface assembly and method of use are also provided.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an apparatus comprising a heavy duty shelving assembly. The apparatus comprises shelving assemblies that may be used to store relatively heavy objects such as vehicle components, athletic weights, or the like. The apparatus comprises a plurality of vertical columns including column members that are selectively coupled to one another, a plurality of horizontal supports that extend between the column members, and a plurality of shelves that are positioned on the horizontal supports. The apparatus may also include a center brace extending between opposing horizontal supports. The horizontal supports include a truss portion connected to a support portion; the truss portion distributes the downward forces applied to the support portion by the shelves. The design of the apparatus and the truss increases the downward forces that may be applied to the shelf, thereby increasing the weight capacity of the shelves and the apparatus.

Abstract: A portable organizer system, comprising a base, a column coupled to the base, a plurality of receivers coupled to the column, wherein each receiver in the plurality of receivers includes a back element adapted to couple to the column and having a lower edge, and an angled planar element sharing the lower edge of the back element.

Abstract: The disclosure refers to a container for storing and providing at least one modular road paver assembly designed for detachable mounting on a road paver. The container comprises a storage system by means of which individual components of the road paver assembly can be positioned within the container in a standardized arrangement, such that the components of the road paver assembly can be checked for completeness by an operator by means of a visual inspection along a sequence determined between opposite boundaries of the container in view of their assembly sequence on the road paver.

Abstract: A slide rail mechanism includes a rail, a first supporting member, and a second supporting member. Each of the first supporting member and the second supporting member can be displaced with respect to the rail. A first bracket is disposed at the first supporting member, and a second bracket is disposed at the second supporting member. The first bracket and the second bracket enable the rail to adapt to different pairs of posts of different post spacings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for removing and making accessible the contents of a storage compartment (20) that is movable with respect to a fixed furniture support (10), the system comprising:—first guide means (1, 5) for guiding the storage compartment in a horizontal movement in translation, said first guide means comprising rails (1) that have a horizontal main section (1A) and an end section (1B) that is curved or inclined with respect to the main section,—second guide means (2) for guiding the storage compartment in a vertical movement in translation, in front of said fixed furniture support,—first following means (3, 4A), such as rollers and/or runners, that are fixed to the movable storage compartment and are able to engage with the first guide means,—second following means (4A, 4B), such as rollers, that are fixed to the movable storage compartment and are able to engage with the second guide means, the first guide means (1, 5) having an extremity that ends the curved or inclined end sec

Abstract: A replaceable furniture base that can be quickly and easily replaced in whole or in part when the furniture base shows signs of excessive wear or damage.

Abstract: A weighted base assembly with casters and/or glides and an attached column assembly to create a furniture base assembly (FBA) that accepts and holds a leg of the non-free standing furniture to create an independent stable support system for that piece of furniture so that it becomes free standing, and also moveable while being held by the FBA(s).

Abstract: Providing an article equipped with an overturn preventing device, which can add an overturn preventing function to the article itself and can reduce work burdens and management burdens at the time of the mounting. A piece of furniture includes a furniture body to be disposed between an installation surface and a ceiling at a time of installation and an abutting member to be disposed between the ceiling and the furniture body at the time of installation. The furniture further includes an operating part having a damper having two ends one of which is coupled to the furniture body and the other of which is coupled to the abutting member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vertical workbench, including a framework (3), a mobile structure (10), an L-shaped board (1) and a fixing structure. The framework (3) includes a slide rail (2), an elbow bracket and a base (4). The slide rail (2) includes a linear slide rail, semicircular slide rails (7, 8), a circular slide rail (9) and an outer frame slide rail (11). The L-shaped board (1), short for L-shaped writing board, is of an axially symmetrical structure, and is provided on each of the left and right sides of the front face with a width-adjustable book clamping structure. The fixing structure includes a brake-clamping space structure, a connecting frame-clamping space structure, and a “nut-bolt” structure. The vertical workbench enables a person to naturally maintain the correct reading and writing posture to overcome the disadvantages of traditional tools.

Abstract: A wheel cleaning chair is disclosed which, in general, includes a chair seat, a chair base, and a column. The column connects the chair seat and the chair base. The chair base includes two or more wheel assemblies. Each wheel assembly includes a wheel casing and a wheel. The wheel assemblies also include a wheel cleaner proximate each wheel.

Abstract: An electric drive mechanism for a recliner chair having a base mount and a moveable frame pivotally connected with the base mount includes a fixation frame detachably mounted to the base mount, a push frame pivotally connected with the fixation frame and located below the moveable frame, and an actuator pivotally connected with the fixation frame and the push frame, such that the push frame is driven by the actuator to swing relative to the fixation frame. When the push frame swings upwardly, a front end portion of the push frame pushes the moveable frame to swing upwardly. A user lying on the recliner chair can easily control the swing angle of movable frame so as to lie on the recliner chair with a relaxed posture.

Abstract: An arm rest for a piece of seating furniture, in particular for an office chair, has an arm rest support and an arm support which is movable relative thereto, wherein an elastic return element is provided and the arm support is movable relative to the arm rest support against the restoring force of the return element.

Abstract: An office seat is disclosed. The office seat includes a seat body; an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a sitting posture of a user by adjusting a state of the seat body, and the adjustment mechanism being provided on the seat body; an image capture device for detecting the contour of the user's body; a controller, the controller being connected to the adjustment mechanism and the image capture device, respectively, and controlling the adjustment mechanism to adjust the seat body according to the detection result of the image capture device. In certain embodiments the office seat may be able to adjust the user's sitting posture, protect the user's physical health, be comfortable in use.

Abstract: A chair including a swivel assembly. The chair can include three or more arms pivotally connected to the swivel assembly and selectively moveable between an open position and closed position. The chair can also an arm lock disposed on top of the swivel assembly, where the arm lock is selectively moveable between a locked position and unlocked position. The chair can also include a seat removably connected to a distal end of each arm.

Abstract: A rocking chair has a frame with first and second leg hubs. The first and second leg hubs each have leg member openings for leg members. The frame also has first and second seat hubs. The seat hubs have seat member openings for seat members. The first and second leg hubs form a leg support frame and the first and second seat hubs form a seat support frame. The leg support frame is rotatably connected to the seat support frame with a biasing member extending therebetween configured to urge against rotation in either direction. The leg members detachably connect to the first and second leg hubs at the leg member openings. The seat members detachably connect to the seat hubs at the seat member openings. Seat connector pockets are provided on the corners of the seat portion to allow the seat portion to detachably connect to the seat members.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a plastic rattan weaving structure, a rattan chair made with the structure and a method for forming a convex knot. The convex knot has a cross section that is greater than the middle cross section of the rattan piece used for making the rattan weaving structure. The rattan weaving structure has the convex knots on its edge. The rattan chair has a chair seat, a skeleton, an armrest and a base. The chair seat has the convex knots on its edge. The method for forming the convex knot comprises pressing and fixing the edge of the plastic rattan piece with a mold, setting up heating elements around the edge, heating the edge of the plastic rattan with the heating elements to cause shrinkage and accumulation of the rattan inside the mold, and finally formation of the convex knot.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spine orienting device for integration into a variety of types of seats, for example, automotive seats or office type seating, in order to properly position the sacrum of the individual using the seat, which in turn will properly pivot the pelvis to assist in maintaining the spine in equilibrium.

Abstract: Implementation of an arm pouch are provided. In some implementations, the arm pouch is provided for holding, resting, and/or maintaining a person's arms in a folded position. In some implementations, the arm pouch comprises a front panel, a back panel, an interior, an expanding portion, and an adjustment flap. In some implementations, a method of using the arm pouch comprises inserting a person's arms into the folded position within the interior of the arm pouch, and adjusting the adjustment flap to fit the interior of the arm pouch to the person's arms in the folded position.

Abstract: An electrically adjustable furniture unit, such as a sofa bed or recliner, comprises a static frame having a plurality of frame elements comprising side frame elements. At least two of the frame elements are arranged substantially parallel to each other. The furniture unit further comprises a plurality of kinematics modules comprising electrically adjustable arms, wherein the kinematics modules are contained in the at least two frame elements that are arranged substantially parallel to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed are adjustable supports and bedsteads. An adjustable support includes an inner bar with one or more cuts and an outer tubular bar with a slot. The inner and outer bars are movably coupled with each other. The adjustable support also includes a mechanism coupled with the outer bar at a position corresponding to the slot of the outer bar. When a cut of the inner bar is aligned with the slot of the outer bar, the mechanism engages with both the cut of the inner bar and the slot of the outer bar, and thus restricts the inner and outer bars from moving with respect to each other.

Abstract: A chair includes a base having two sideboards. Each sideboard includes first and second coupling portions respectively at rear and front portions thereof. A seat is mounted on the base. A third coupling portion and a fourth coupling portion are provided on each lateral side of the seat. Each fourth coupling portion is coupled to one of the second coupling portions of the base. The seat is movable in a longitudinal direction and has a front end supported by the second and fourth coupling portions. A positioning device is coupled with the third coupling portion of the seat and the base, providing support for the rear end of the seat. The positioning device positions the seat relative to the base. A backrest is mounted to a rear of the base and is pivotably connected to the rear end of the seat and the sideboards.

Abstract: A device for securing a mattress and foundation so that they stay in alignment during use. The device includes a pair of cups to engage a corner of a mattress lying on an underlying foundation. One cup engages the mattress and the other the foundation. A hinge region connects the two cups such that the mattress and foundation remain aligned. The device can further include fasteners to secure the cups to the mattress and foundation.

Abstract: A mattress assembly includes a base core layer and an inner core located over the base core layer. The inner core includes coil springs. The mattress assembly also includes a side panel assembly located around a perimeter of the inner core. The side panel assembly includes a spacer fabric located over and transverse to the base core layer. The spacer fabric includes a first knit layer, a second knit layer, and an inner fibrous material located therebetween. Methods of forming the mattress assembly are disclosed.

Abstract: A non-powered mattress including a cover enclosing a frame structure and a bladder assembly, the cover adapted to engage an articulated frame to control movement of portions of the foam frame and the bladder assembly in response to movement of the articulated frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chair which includes a subframe, a seat element, a back element, a spring mechanism and an adjustment device, wherein the spring mechanism includes a leaf spring which is clamped on one side in the subframe and a support which is movable on a track between the leaf spring and the subframe and wherein the adjustment device includes an adjustment member and a transmission mechanism. In this connection, a movement of the adjustment member is translated into a movement of the support at a transmission ratio of between 1:0.5 and 1:4.

Abstract: This disclosure provides designs for inexpensive devices that can be sturdy, pleasing to the eye, light in weight, and attractively padded, to form an enclosure around an infant or neonate that is open at its bottom. These devices protect neonates from injury during bed-sharing or co-sleeping with other individuals. These enclosures can include single or multiple roll-over bars to protect infants and neonates from being injured or asphyxiated by weight of a co-sleeper inadvertently moving on top of a roll-over bar. Devices can be shaped to allow for easy placement and removal of the infant, or to place the enclosure with the respective roll-over bar(s) over an infant. Roll-over bar(s) can be/hinged or intercalated with pivots to deflect frame base portions when an infant body part finds itself accidentally caught under them.

Abstract: A dual-chamber package system for absorbent articles, comprises: a retaining chamber configured to vertically retain a plurality of absorbent articles, a dispensing chamber positioned underneath the retaining chamber, wherein the dispensing chamber has a front side opening, and a divider separating the retaining chamber and the dispensing chamber, wherein at least a portion of the divider is moveable so that a bottommost absorbent article is configured to be dispensed from the front side opening of the dispensing chamber.

Abstract: A skewer for loading stacks of plastic cutlery into dispensers is described. The skewer includes a vertical shaft that protrudes through holes in the stacked cutlery pieces and a front tab that may be removably attached to the vertical shaft. In some embodiments, the front tab is rotatable relative to the vertical shaft. The front tab may have a locked position in which the front tab is fixed to the vertical shaft and extends along the height of the stack and an unlocked position in which the front tab is disengaged from the vertical shaft and rotates forwardly relative to the stack and the vertical shaft to allow the user to remove the skewer after loading the stack into a dispenser.

Abstract: A product display belt for a product display assembly may comprise a flexible strip having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a back end; a plurality of hinges mounted to the bottom surface of the flexible strip to form a linear array of separated hinges extending from the front end towards the back end of the flexible strip; and a plurality of flaps, each flap having a front facing surface, a back facing surface, and a top surface, each flap mounted to an associated hinge of the plurality of hinges at the back facing surface below the top surface of the flap such that the flap has a free top end and extends downwardly away from the bottom surface of the flexible strip. Other product display belts and product display assemblies comprising the belts are provided.

Abstract: A holder for display content is described. The display holder includes a main section, a first side panel, and a second side panel. The main section provides a base, a back panel, and a front panel. The back panel protrudes from a back edge of the base at an angle between about 45 degrees and about 70 degrees. The front panel protrudes from a front edge of the base and is at least 67% shorter than the back panel. The first side panel is attached to a first edge of the main section and the second side panel is attached to a second edge of the main section. The main section, the first side panel, and the second side panel define a recess for receiving the display content.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to merchandise display systems and methods for displaying an article of merchandise. In one example, the system includes a sensor configured to be secured to the article of merchandise. The sensor includes a first engagement member. The system also includes a base configured to removably support the sensor thereon. The base includes a second engagement member configured to releasably engage the first engagement member such that the sensor is locked to the base. The sensor is configured to rotate with respect to the base while locked thereto.

Abstract: Articles of manufacture, systems and methods facilitating light emitting diode (LED) receptacles are provided herein. In one embodiment, an article of manufacture comprises: an inner wall; an outer wall, wherein the inner wall and the outer wall form a double walled receptacle; circuitry disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, the circuitry comprising at least one light emitting diode; and a control device coupled to the at least one light emitting diode, wherein the control device is configured to control illumination of the at least one light emitting diode.

Abstract: A pump operated lid that pushes liquid through the lid. The pump operated lid includes an enclosure having an interior volume and an outer perimeter, wherein the outer perimeter is designed to removably secure to a cup. An air pump is within the interior volume along with a power source and a control circuit, each operably connected to the air pump. A switch is on the enclosure and operably connected to the air pump, such that the switch is designed to activate the air pump. One or more valves are on the upper surface and designed to allow air into the interior volume when the air pump is activated. An aperture is on the upper surface and extends through the enclosure and is designed to receive a straw therethrough.

Abstract: We propose a novelty device and method for brewing, infusion, flavor extraction, drinking and inhalation of tea, herbs, coffee, and other botanicals. The device integrates an infuser, a straw, and an inhalator, into one compact, multi-functional device that uses a variable-pressure, multi-stage, multi-layer infusion and flavor extraction method. The invention creates a completely new experience allowing users to fully enjoy the flavors of botanical substances in both liquid and gas (vapor) forms. In addition, the device addresses some of the limitations in the existing packaging and usage of the abovementioned botanical substances as well as straw designs and liquid infusion methods.

Abstract: The disclosed bootjack apparatus relates to an apparatus to hold or retain at least part of a piece of footwear to facilitate the removal or application of boots or similar footwear from a user's foot. Various embodiments are described, each having a clamping mechanism to hold or retain the footwear and a stabilizing handle by which the user may steady themselves while removing or applying the footwear.

Abstract: The present invention is a T-shaped beach towel designed to hold more items without needing to make the entire towel wider.

Abstract: A disposable protective shield system enables the prevention of escaped fluids from a toilet from reaching the floor around a toilet. A mat is placed in front and covers the side areas as well. The mat allows the fluids pass through a permeable layer where they are sequestered by an absorbent layer and prevent from exit by a non-permeable layer. The mat could have varying fluid capacity in the absorbent layer, folding flaps to extent the area protected by the mat. Wall shields are attached to the walls around the toilet to protect them from escaping fluids.

Abstract: A carpet air kicker comprises a body, a rod, a spring and a controlling switch. The body defines an interior chamber including a front chamber and a rear chamber. A front end and a rear end of the rod have a gripping head and a piston respectively. The piston is located in the interior chamber such that the front chamber is not communicated with the rear chamber. A piston assembly of the body is connected to the rod and located between a front end of the body and the front chamber. The spring is installed in the rear chamber. A communicating hole is communicated with the front chamber. The controlling switch controls the front chamber communicated with external air such that the spring pushes the rod moving forward or communicated with an air compressor such that an air pressure pushes the rod moving backward.

Abstract: A stand device having a housing with a base and an upper body, the upper body having a top opening for receiving the bottom of a tree and having an upstanding sidewall extending in a circumferential arrangement to define an inner chamber with a chamber height. The assembly having a securement assembly with at least one adjustable strap residing along a generally horizontal plane with a tightening mechanism, the tightening mechanism having at least one engagement surface aligned with a mating surface of the strap, wherein movement of the actuator forces said engagement surface against the mating surface of the strap to reduce the diameter of the strap loop. The assembly further having a horizontally extending tube that has an upward curved portion with an opening located at or below the height of the inner chamber.

Abstract: An alignment bracket for a roller blind, comprising a base and a roller tube support securable to the base. First and second coupling members on the base and roller tube support permit an adjustment of the alignment of the roller tube support, and the end of a roller tube mounted thereon, relative to the base. Also provided is a blind fabric alignment device for a roller tube of a multi-tube roller blind. The alignment device comprises a drive coupling body securable to an end of a roller tube of the blind, a driven member mounted to the drive coupling body, a torque transfer mechanism secured to the driven member, and an adjuster. The torque transfer mechanism transfers rotational torque from the driven member to the drive coupling body through the adjuster. The adjuster permits an alteration of the rotational position of the driven member relative to the drive coupling body.

Abstract: A system for mounting a window dressing may include an elongate backing member, an elongate mounting member, and an elongate outer member. The elongate mounting member may be adapted to mount to a vertical surface and adjustably secure to a plurality of locations on a back surface of the elongate backing member. The elongate outer member may be secured to the elongate backing member.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an integrated wall-breaking machine and slow juicer structure, comprising a housing; a driving motor linked with a first output shaft is provided within the housing; the first output shaft is linked with a second output shaft via a single-stage or a multi-stage transmission mechanism; a one-way bearing is fixed on the first output shaft; when the first output shaft rotates in one of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction, an outer ring of the one-way bearing rotates and the second output shaft rotates; and when the first output shaft rotates in the other direction, an inner ring of the one-way bearing rotates and the outer ring thereof is locked. In the present invention, the wall-breaking machine and the slow juicer are integrated. By replacing different cutters and by rotating the first output shaft clockwise or counterclockwise, the wall-breaking function or the juicing function is realized.

Abstract: Provided is an article of cookware and a method of making the same. The cookware has at least one stainless steel layer and at least one copper layer metallurgically bonded directly to the at least one stainless steel layer via solid state bonding. The at least one stainless steel layer may be a ferritic stainless steel layer, and the at least one copper layer may be a grain stabilized copper. The at least one stainless steel layer may be made from a 400 series stainless steel, such as a 436 stainless steel alloy, a 439 stainless steel alloy, or a 444 stainless steel alloy. The at least one copper layer may be made from a high purity, oxygen free copper alloy, such as a C101 copper alloy, a C102 copper alloy, or a C107 copper alloy.

Abstract: A pressure cooking apparatus, a method and device for controlling the same are provided. During a heating process of the apparatus, the device detects a pressure value inside the inner liner, a first temperature value when the detected pressure value rises to a first preset pressure threshold, and a second temperature value when the detected pressure value drops from the preset first pressure threshold to a second preset pressure threshold. Next the device acquires a temperature reference value according to a preset setting strategy using the first temperature value and the second temperature value and then compares a current temperature value detected by the temperature sensor with the temperature reference value. Finally, the device starts or stops the heating process based on the comparison result, thus reducing the on/off frequency of the apparatus and controlling the pressure inside the cooking apparatus more precisely and smoothly.

Abstract: A drip coffee apparatus includes a body of the drip coffee apparatus. The body includes a perforated top and notches at a bottom of the body of the drip coffee apparatus. A protruding handle is coupled with the body of the drip coffee apparatus. Furthermore a protruding tab is at the perforated top of the body of the drip coffee apparatus and a coffee filter is coupled to an interior of the body of the drip coffee apparatus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for preparing baby food, in particular baby formula or baby purees. The invention also relates to the use of a corresponding device for preparing a solution or suspension, or baby food, and to a metering and sterilizing pouch and a preparation unit for a corresponding device.

Abstract: A delivering device of a liquid substance for preparing beverages is described, comprising at least one nozzle adapted to be placed, in a sequence, next to at least one container of a battery of containers to allow outwards pouring a dose of the liquid substance, in a pre-established amount, such delivering device of a liquid substance for preparing beverages comprising at least one extracting device of vapors of the liquid substance released in a space between the battery of containers and the nozzle.

Abstract: A coffee brewer contains a brewing unit in which coffee grounds having been poured in are compressed by a plunger driven by an actuator. Heated water flows through the compressed coffee grounds. A control device controls the actuator in accordance with signals of an angle of rotation sensor. The control device first moves the plunger against a stop in an ejection position to calibrate the sensor, then moves the plunger by a predetermined distance in a downwards direction into a pouring-in position. Afterwards the control device moves the plunger by a second distance into the brewing position, a length of the predetermined distance and the second distance corresponds to a number of pulses of the sensor which are stored in the memory. The control device subsequently moves the plunger by a third distance back into the ejection position in which the coffee grounds are removed from the plunger.