Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus includes a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field; a body of heating material that is heatable by penetration with the varying magnetic field; a non-smokable thermally-conductive element in thermal contact with the body of heating material and arranged relative to the body of heating material so that heating of the heating material by penetration with the varying magnetic field causes progressive heating of the element; and a heating zone for receiving at least a portion of an article comprising smokable material. The heating zone is in thermal contact with the element and is arranged relative to the element so that the progressive heating causes progressive heating of the heating zone.

Abstract: The aerosol-generating device (200) comprises a device housing comprising a cavity having an internal surface forming part of a receiving chamber (230) for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article (10). A plurality of ribs (2301) extends into the cavity and are arranged along an internal sidewall of the receiving chamber and in an oblique manner relative to a longitudinal axis (2300) of the receiving chamber. The retention ribs are configured for contacting at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article.

Abstract: There is described a substance container for an aerosol provision device for providing an inhalable medium including an aerosol. The substance container includes a body of material that is permeable so as to allow the aerosol generated in the device to flow into and through the body of material and a substance in the body of material for modifying a property of the aerosol when the aerosol flows through the body of material.

Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrasonic electronic cigarette atomization core and atomizer, the electronic cigarette atomization core including an atomization core fixing sleeve. A first atomization sheet, a first tobacco tar guide component and a bracket are arranged in the atomization core fixing sleeve. The ultrasonic electronic cigarette atomization core not only can atomize two kinds of tobacco tar at the same time, but also can atomize the solid tobacco product, and the amount of smoke is large, therefore the demands of smokers for different tastes, in particular the demands for the taste of true cigarette, can be satisfied.

Abstract: An aerosol provision (AP) system includes an aerosol generator operable to generate an aerosolized payload; and a receptacle forming a partially enclosed central space for holding at least a portion of the generated aerosolized payload, wherein the aerosol generator includes an airflow generator adapted to draw air through the aerosol generator and into the enclosed central space of the receptacle; and the receptacle includes a first opening from which a user may inhale the aerosolized payload.

Abstract: There can be provided a device configured to impart flavoring to an airstream admitted the device prior to the airstream reaching an aerosol generator of the device, the device thereby operable to deliver a flavored aerosol from an outlet.

Abstract: A smoking article for on-demand delivery of an increased quantity of an aerosol precursor composition, a cartridge, and a method are disclosed. In some aspects, the cartridge includes a housing, and a reservoir disposed within the housing and defining two or more chambers each having an aerosol precursor composition therein. The reservoir is in fluid communication with an aerosol forming arrangement configured to form an aerosol from any of the aerosol precursor compositions, with the respective aerosol precursor compositions of the two or more chambers being directed to the aerosol forming arrangement in substantially equal normal quantities. The cartridge further includes an actuator configured to selectively and operably engage any one of the chambers and to direct an increased quantity of the aerosol precursor composition from the chamber engaged therewith to the aerosol forming arrangement, the increased quantity being greater than the normal quantity of the aerosol precursor compositions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device may include a control body and a cartridge. The cartridge may include a base, a flow director, an outer body, a reservoir substrate, an outer body, and a mouthpiece. Heating elements may be molded into the flow director. The flow director may be welded to the base and the outer body, or the base and the flow director may include deformable ribs that engage the outer body. The flow director and the outer body may cooperatively define a reservoir compartment in which the reservoir substrate and the atomizer are received. The flow director and the base may define an electronics compartment in which an electronic control component is received. A related assembly method is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices include mechanisms configured to deliver an aerosol precursor composition from a reservoir to an atomizer including a heating element to produce a vapor. A pressure controller may control dispensing of the aerosol precursor composition from the reservoir based on a pressure differential between a first pressure within the reservoir and a second pressure proximate the atomizer. The first pressure within the reservoir may be substantially equal to atmospheric pressure. Alternatively, the first pressure within the reservoir may be greater than atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating and delivering an inhalable vapor or aerosol. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are used to generate and deliver a vapor or aerosol containing tobacco for use in, for example, traditional smoking or, for example, to deliver a smoking cessation therapy. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are used for generating and delivering a vapor or aerosol comprising a medicament. For example, in some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are used to deliver an inhalable medicament to the lungs of a patient.

Abstract: This leg product comprising a tubular knitted fabric, in which the entire course of a leg part is knitted in a jersey stitch by using coated elastic yarns comprising elastic yarns and synthetic fibers, is characterized in that: the wale number in the circumferential direction is 340-400 wale; the size ratio is 1.10-1.40.

Abstract: The invention consists of a piece of clothing, more specifically a comfort sleeve, that acts as a protective barrier against the undesirable effects related to the skin overheating due to the prolonged skin-to-skin contact between the skin of the arm of a person (caretaker) holding a baby. The comfort sleeve is worn by the caretaker on his/her bare arm. The comfort sleeve is completely independent of any other clothes that the caretaker might be wearing. Said comfort sleeve is mostly made of materials (textiles) and is manufactured by two preferred methods: either sewn from several pieces or knitted in one single piece. The comfort sleeve is mostly composed of the body of the sleeve, at least one integrated pocket, at least one pull tab and at least one anti-slip component.

Abstract: A bustier garment may have first and second support structures that are housed within a housing. The first and second support structures may be positioned within the housing such that each of the respective support structures correspond to a position between a center and a bottom of a wearer's first and second respective breasts when the bustier garment is worn by a wearer. In one embodiment, the bustier garment may include first and second support structures that are positioned and oriented within a housing such that the respective first and second support structures are substantially perpendicular to a vertical midline of the garment and/or substantially parallel to a lower edge of the garment.

Abstract: A band includes a tubular body configured to be worn on a user's body and a pocket supported by the tubular body, where the pocket defines a cavity and has an access opening providing access to the cavity, and where the pocket is configured to removably receive an electronic module in the cavity through the access opening. An input device is connected to the tubular body and has a port exposed to the cavity of the band, where the port is configured for removable connection to a connector of the electronic module when the electronic module is received in the cavity. The input device may include a button configured to receive user input and a wireless transmitter to transmit a signal to an external device based on the user input. The input device may also include a haptic feedback mechanism for communicating haptic signals to the user.

Abstract: A separable bathing suit top comprising: at least one top-central part, and a first top-piece and a second top-piece; the second top-piece attached or reversibly attachable to the first top-piece; each top-piece independently reversibly attachable to a top-central part.

Abstract: A foot and knee protecting device includes a first pad having a curved area to receive a toe portion of a user's shoe; a second pad having a second curved area to receive a knee of the user; and a support extending between the first pad and the second pad, the support to secure around a leg of the user; the first pad and the second pad prevent the toe portion of the user's shoe and the knee of the user from coming into contact with a ground surface when the user is in a kneeled down position.

Abstract: A mask having an inner surface facing a wearer and an outer surface located opposite to the inner surface has first to fourth filters. The first filter is disposed on the outer surface of the mask and has air permeability and a water absorption capacity of 100% or more and less than 1000%. The second filter is layered on the first filter on the side of the inner surface of the mask and has air permeability and a water absorption capacity of less than 30%. The third filter is layered on the second filter on the side of the inner surface of the mask and is formed of an electret filter having air permeability and a water absorption capacity of less than 50%. The fourth filter is disposed on the inner surface of the mask and has air permeability.

Abstract: A surgical garment configured for attachment to a surgical helmet, wherein the surgical garment defines a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The surgical helmet includes a peripheral device, a chin bar, and a coupling member. The coupling member may be recessed within the chin bar. The surgical garment may comprise an attachment element configured to removably couple with the coupling member of the surgical helmet. The coupling member and attachment member may comprise reciprocal features, such as a protrusion and a recess. The protrusion and/or corresponding recess may comprise a curved or similarly shaped surface configured to resist decoupling of the attachment member and the coupling member when a force is applied to the surgical garment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are reversible compression garments. In some embodiments, the garments are two-layer, reversible compression garments. In some embodiments, the garments are inside-out reversible, forward/backward reversible, or a combination thereof. The reversible compression garment can be, for instance, a mid-thigh pant or a tank top. Also disclosed herein are methods of assembling and using the reversible compression garments disclosed herein.

Abstract: An ergonomic glove, fingered or fingerless, is provided for use with devices that require gripping such as ski poles, dumbbells, and bicycle handlebars. The glove shape is of a sports-fitted glove with built-up areas on the thumb, fingers, and palm, whereby when the wearer grips an item, the thumb is supported and the hand and wrist are in a neutral position generally aligned with the forearm. A thumb retainer is provided to position and support the thumb while bent. The glove is also provided with a padded insert or exsert of two different constructions, both having three portions, which insert or exsert acts to restrict the contraction of the successive fingers at a gradual rate. The insert/exsert causes the knuckles to be in linear alignment. The glove promotes improved alignment and stabilization of the user's body parts and in particular shoulders, hips, legs, etc., for greater stability and movement efficiency.

Abstract: A glove has a palm side and a back side joined at a side edge to form a glove body. The palm side and the back side are constructed from, a stretch material. Panels attach to the stretch material on the palm side to form finger parts, palm parts and a back part. The panels are separated from each other by the stretch material to allow relative movement. Elastic bands attached to the panels on the back side adjust the fit. A thumb part has a gusset of the stretch material. Grip surfaces have an embossed texture with indentations.

Abstract: The fourchette structure in a glove is fabricated from the finger structure resulting in a glove having fewer seams, shorter seams and is more readily manufacturable using conventional materials. The resulting glove is more comfortable and is less prone to failure along its seams.

Abstract: A scarf (10) for wearing around the neck (N), provides a hidden pocket (34, 60) that is readily accessible to the wearer and that can hold a detachable purse (60). The scarf is formed of a piece of soft and heavy fabric sewn into the form of a tube with a tube centerline (36) that extends 360° around the wearer's neck. The front (72) of the tube drapes in a plurality of folds on the chest (24) of the wearer to conceal a slit (50) in the tube that can be zipped open and through which the wearer has access to the inside of the tube. To encourage the scarf to lie in multiple folds on the chest, the tube has a taller front end (72) than rear end (73).

Abstract: A corset or lingerie item features and improved dual level tightening system which allows a wearer to apply the corset or lingerie item without the assistance of another person by the inclusion of a rear cinching, dual level improved tightening system that operates to tighten the corset or lingerie item around the lower torso from the front of the garment, adjusted by the wearer to a suitable level of comfort level determined by the wearer, the dual level tightening system providing lower torso support and a slenderizing effect while not restricting general lumbar movement and flexibility.

Abstract: Methods and systems of preparing custom clothing patterns are described. In particular, custom clothing patterns are prepared by obtaining a 2-D image of an individual, determining points of measurements of the individual from the 2-D image utilizing a body morphology technology, and modulating a digital clothing pattern template comprising measurement locations corresponding to the points of measurements by applying the measurements to the corresponding measurement locations of the digital pattern template, and altering the pattern based on the measurements and personal preferences.

Abstract: A headwear apparatus that matches to a pair of shoes includes a brim, a crown, a plurality of matching shoe embroideries, a plurality of logos, a plurality of decorative buttons, and an upper decoration. The crown includes a left half and a right half. The plurality of decorative buttons includes a first decorative button, a second decorative button, and a third decorative button. The brim is symmetrically positioned to the left half and the right half, and the brim is terminally connected to the left half and the right half. The plurality of matching shoe embroideries is perimetrically connected onto the crown. The upper decoration is integrated onto the left half and the right half. The first decorative button is connected onto the left half. The second decorative button is connected onto the right half. The third decorative button is connected onto the brim.

Abstract: A cap including a dome portion, wherein one or more panels that form the dome portion and one or more darts define a shape of the dome portion, wherein one or more terminal ends of adjacent panels are coupled by one or more seams and the one or more darts extend along a length of the one or more panels.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to attach an Electroluminescent wire and power inverter to a helmet is disclosed. Dabs of hot glue are injected at various locations to form a pattern on a helmet top surface. Segments of heat shrink tubing are inserted into the injected hot glue on the surface to permit the heat shrink tubing segments to shrink and adhere to the helmet. Electroluminescent wire is inserted into the partially shrunk segments of heat shrink tubing. A power inverter is attached to the helmet and connected to the electroluminescent wire to create a light pattern.

Abstract: A safety helmet includes an outer shell having a front receptacle disposed on a front side of the outer shell and a rear receptacle disposed on a rear side of the outer shell. A first accessory device having a first mating receptacle formed thereon is releasably mountable onto each of the front receptacle or the rear receptacle of the outer shell, and a second accessory device having a second mating receptacle formed thereon is releasably mountable onto each of the front receptacle or the rear receptacle of the outer shell.

Abstract: A chin strap includes a protective shell including a curved and convex contour extending between lengthwise ends of the shell, the shell further including a first curved edge extending between the lengthwise ends of the shell and a second curved edge extending between the lengthwise ends of the shell. A cross-section along a lengthwise central axis of the chin strap defines a first shell portion including the first curved edge and a second shell portion including the second curved edge. The first shell portion of the cross-section defines a first surface area between the lengthwise central axis and the first curved edge, and the second shell portion of the cross-section defines a second surface area between the lengthwise central axis and the second curved edge, where the first surface area is less than the second surface area.

Abstract: There is provided a helmet engageable with a human head portion. The helmet includes an inner shell, an outer shell and a shock absorbing layer. The shock absorbing layer is located between the inner shell and the outer shell, include at least one 3D structure and is defined by a plurality of interconnected 5 surfaces with a plurality of openings defined inbetween. A designing process is provided, including steps of providing a virtual inner shell model and outer shell model of the virtual helmet model, positioning virtual curves on the virtual inner shell/outer shell model, and generating virtual minimal surfaces. A manufacturing process is 10 further provided, including steps of conceiving the virtual helmet model using at least some steps of the designing process and additive manufacturing at least a portion of the helmet.

Abstract: Composite structures include composite cellular or foam structures and more specifically composite cellular or foam structures used for protective head liner structures (e.g. in helmet liners).

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a wireless audio speaker module configured to play music at a volume level that will not disturb those nearby, based on adapting a wireless audio speaker to be retained within headgear, adjusting the volume of sound emitted by the speaker to a level that will not disturb those nearby, and amplifying the speaker sound as a function of the headgear interior reflecting the sound emitted by the speaker to the user's ear. In an illustrative example, an airgap may be configured between the speaker and the headgear user's ear. In various embodiments, the sound volume emitted by the speaker may be adjusted to avoid disturbing those nearby. In some examples, the headgear may be a hardhat, advantageously configured with a wireless audio speaker module to permit construction workers to listen to music amplified by reflection within their hardhats without disturbing or distracting each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a shoe upper, including the steps of: providing at least one stretchable portion on the shoe upper; stretching the at least one stretchable portion of the shoe upper for adapting a size of the shoe upper; and permanently attaching at least one rigid element at least partly on the stretched stretchable portion so that the stretched stretchable portion is locked.

Abstract: In one aspect, an upper for an article of footwear may include a knit element, a collar area configured to form an ankle opening, and a cuff in the collar area. The cuff may be at least partially formed by the knit element and may include a ribbed knit structure of the knit element. In another aspect, an upper for an article of footwear may include a knit element with a first area, the first area including a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side may be formed of at least 30% more material than the second side such that the first area is configured to curve convexly away from the first side.

Abstract: An article of footwear may include an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The upper has a knitted component formed of unitary knit construction that includes at least one gore region located in a heel region of the article of footwear. The gore region provides a contoured configuration to the knitted component. In a method of manufacturing, a knitted component may include a first gore region and a plurality of second gore regions, with the first gore region being located in a heel area of the article of footwear and the second gore regions being located adjacent to the sole structure.

Abstract: Footwear includes structural features that may provide one or more of the following features or functions: (a) help “lock” the wearer to the ground under torsional forces induced in the leg/foot (e.g., by a golf swing or other activities); (b) help provide stable support, e.g., at the medial heel and/or lateral forefoot areas; (c) help support and prevent undesired distortion of the footwear upper, e.g., when torsional forces are applied; and/or (d) help provide a very stable and secure feel and fit by securing across the instep portion of the foot, e.g., in a forward lateral-to-rear medial direction (e.g., between medial heel and lateral forefoot sidewall supports).

Abstract: A protective boot assembly for protecting feet and legs during combat sports includes a pair of boots. Each of the boots is worn during combat sports thereby facilitating a foot and a shin to be protected when receiving kicks and when delivering kicks. Each of the boots has a substantially open sole and an open calf.

Abstract: A shoe includes: a shock-absorbing member formed from a foam body including a thermoplastic resin; a solid-form soft member including a polymer resin, having a greater weight per unit volume and a lower hardness than the shock-absorbing member, and having a smaller volume change per unit volume, than the shock-absorbing member, for a change in external pressure within a predetermined external pressure range; and an outsole including a thermoplastic resin, having a tread surface, and rolled up upward along at least a part of an outer edge thereof, thereby defining an accommodating portion to accommodate the soft member between the outsole and the lid, wherein: the shock-absorbing member forms the lid to lid the soft member from a side of an upper; and the soft member is wrapped in the accommodating portion, being in contact with at least a part of inner surfaces of the shock-absorbing member and the outsole.

Abstract: A bladder for an article of footwear includes a first barrier layer formed of a first material, and a second barrier layer formed of a second material. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer cooperate to form a fluid-filled chamber having a first fluid-filled segment extending along an arcuate path, a second fluid-filled segment extending from a first end of the first fluid-filled segment to a first distal end along a first longitudinal axis, and a third fluid-filled segment extending from a second end of the first fluid-filled segment to a second distal end along a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer may be joined together define a web area connecting each of the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a forefoot region disposed adjacent an anterior end, a heel region disposed adjacent a posterior end, and a mid-foot region disposed intermediate the forefoot region and the heel region. The sole structure further includes fluid-filled bladder having a first segment extending along a medial side in the heel region, a second segment extending along a lateral side in the heel region, and a web area disposed between the first segment and the second segment. Additionally, the sole structure includes an outer sole member having an upper portion extending from a first end in the forefoot region to a second end in the heel region. The second end of the outer sole member is received on a first side of the web area. The outer sole member also includes a rib extending downwardly from the upper portion and defining a cavity.

Abstract: A footwear including a foot bed having an upper surface and a lower surface, the footbed having a length and a width, the footbed having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the footbed defining plural openings therethrough; an outer sole extending downward relative to the footbed, the outer sole supporting at least a portion of the footbed; the outer sole having a ground contacting surface opposite the footbed, wherein the outer sole defines a channel, the channel extending from the ground contacting surface to the footbed, wherein at least one of the plural opening communicates with the channel; and an upper attached to at least one of the footbed and the outer sole, the upper defining a foot receiving opening over the footbed.

Abstract: A knitted component may include a boundary, a first course extending from the boundary, and a second course extending from the boundary. The first course and the second course may be interlooped at a first location, the first location being adjacent to the boundary. A contour section may be located between the first course and the second course at a second location, and the second location may be spaced from the boundary such that the boundary is curved in a concave manner at the first location.

Abstract: A braiding machine comprising a support structure, a track, an enclosure, a plurality of rotor metals, and a passageway having a first opening and a second opening, and a method of forming an upper using a braiding machine, the method comprising braiding over a forming last that passes from a first side of a braiding point to a second side of the braiding point of the braiding machine. The braiding machine is capable of forming intricate braided structures and may include different sized rings and non-linear passageways through which a forming last passes. Multiple forming lasts may be attached together by connection mechanisms and passed through the braiding machine.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a piece of footwear with a removable upper sleeve. The footwear comprises a boot shell, a skirt, and an upper sleeve. The skirt is attached to the upper rim of the boot shell at its lower edge and has a connection means attached along its upper edge. The upper sleeve has a corresponding connection means along its lower edge which is configured to connect to the connection means along the upper edge of the skirt. In one embodiment the upper sleeve is reversible with different patterns or visual elements on each side of the sleeve.

Abstract: A double locking safety pin which has two different locking pin portions.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides an injection molded mushroom type hook structure. The injection molded mushroom type hook structure of the present invention includes a stem portion and a substantially planar head portion formed at a top end of the stem portion, wherein the head portion includes two protrusion portions extending outwardly at two opposite sides of the head portion in a first direction, at least one extended portions extending outwardly from one side of the head portion in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the protrusions, and four connection portions that are formed at locations where the lateral sides of the two protrusion portions meet adjacent extended portion and the head portion. These structural features allow the injection molded mushroom type hook structure of the present invention to have a substantially same hook-to-loop engagement rate in each direction and an improved hook-to-loop engagement/peeling-off strength.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fastener for a zipper which includes a top plate; a bottom plate located corresponding to the top plate; and a head which is located in a fixed region of a top surface of the top plate and is separable from the top plate. Since the head is separable from the top plate, the traction tab can be replaced, and thus, it is possible to apply various forms of traction tabs to fastener for zipper in accordance with user's feelings and user's needs.

Abstract: The specification relates to a jewelry setting. The jewelry setting includes a gemstone having a culet; a mounting rod having a culet-shaped indent; and at least one braze joint, the at least one braze joint being formed between the culet and the culet-shaped indent.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of a necklace pendant are provided. In some exemplary embodiments, a necklace pendant is provided including a central portion having a left side and a right side, a left inner portion comprising a first left inner portion pivotally connected to a second left inner portion, wherein the second left inner portion is pivotally connected to the left side of the central portion, and a right inner portion comprising a first right inner portion pivotally connected to a second right inner portion, wherein the first right inner portion is pivotally connected to the right side of the central portion. The second left inner portion folds behind the left side of the central portion and the first left inner portion folds behind the second left inner portion, and the first right inner portion folds behind the right side of the central portion and the second right inner portion folds behind the first right inner portion.