Abstract: The present invention concerns shelves (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) for changing the diaper of an infant or toddler. A shelf comprises a movable barrier (13) and a facility (18, 53) for automatically detecting a caregiver. The facility for automatically detecting is adapted to bring the movable barrier into an open state when the facility for automatically detecting detects a caregiver.

Abstract: A product management display system for merchandising product on a shelf includes a divider secured to a support structure and a barrier that is moveable by rotation between a folded position and an upright position without a rotation biasing element. A product positioned in the system can contact the barrier when the product moves toward the forward end of the system and rotate the barrier from the folded position to the upright position. The system may include a rotational mounting structure to which the moveable barrier is connected. The rotational mounting structure may be removably connected to the forward end of the divider. The merchandise display system may be used in conjunction with a product tray which provides for product stored in the product tray to be slid from in the product tray into the product pocket of the merchandise display system.

Abstract: A display capable of being easily and quickly constructed from panels, shelving, racks, fixtures, endcaps, stands, or other implements is contemplated. The display may include planar panels capable of being effortlessly and swiftly folded and assembled into a serving stadium having a tiered structure for displaying food and other items in an aesthetically pleasing manner.

Abstract: A display fixture includes a magnetic focal wall and an auxiliary support member. The magnetic focal wall includes a magnetic panel, which is substantially planar, and a perforated panel, which is substantially planar and defines a plurality of perforations. The magnetic panel defines a front surface. The perforated panel is coupled with the magnetic panel such that the perforated panel extends in a substantially parallel plane with and in front of the magnetic panel. The auxiliary support member is configured to support a product thereon away from the magnetic focal wall and includes a magnet on a rear side thereof sized to fit within any one of the plurality of perforations such that the magnet of the auxiliary member is magnetically coupled with the magnetic panel through one of the plurality of perforations and the auxiliary support member extends forwardly from the perforated panel supported by the magnetic focal wall.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems, devices, and methods for displaying and securing articles of merchandise. In one example, a merchandise security system includes a plurality of security devices, wherein each of the security devices includes a sensor configured to be attached to an article of merchandise. The system also includes at least one controller configured to communicate with each of the articles of merchandise in order to obtain data from the articles of merchandise. The controller and/or each of the security devices is configured to configured to generate a security signal in response to removal of the sensor from the article of merchandise.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pot suspension apparatus that allows a user to safely, efficiently, and easily hang multiple pots from each other through its center drain hole so that the pots are suspended along the same vertical axis. The pot suspension apparatus features a rod with a hook and an eye, wherein the hook from one rod and can hang off of the eye of a second rod. The pot suspension apparatus also features multiple flanges that secure a pot in place along a rod and allow for organized and directed drainage of water through the suspended pots.

Abstract: A device for supporting at least a portion of a human body. The device includes: a deformable, yet resilient, three-dimensional lattice structure having a plurality of interconnected arm elements; and a continuous airspace disposed among the lattice structure.

Abstract: A pillow includes a body including a shoulder rest, a cervical spine rest and an occipital region rest; a first wing portion extending from the body to one side; and a second wing portion extending from the body to the other side. The occipital region rest includes a second inclined surface inclining downward at a predetermined angle toward a rear of the body and a recess portion recessed from an end of the second inclined surface toward an inside of the body to bring an upper occipital region into contact with a floor surface. According to the pillow, the respiratory tract is maximally opened when lying flat such that snoring is prevented and nose breathing is enabled, and since the load of the head is dispersed on the entire floor, the burden applied to the cervical vertebrae and shoulders by weight of the head itself can be reduced.

Abstract: A head and neck rest device includes two pillow bodies and two head support blocks. The two pillow bodies each have a first end portion and a second end portion. A neck support strap is connected between two opposing sides of the two pillow bodies. The two head support blocks are coupled to the first end portions of the two pillow bodies. The two head support blocks gradually extend downward from the two opposing sides, respectively. The two pillow bodies and the two head support blocks can fully surround the user's head, and do not abut against the two sides of the user's cheek, so as to avoid the occurrence of temporomandibular arthritis. The head and neck rest device can achieve the purpose of relaxation and rest.

Abstract: A bowl holder including a base for supporting the device on a surface and a holder for receiving a bowl on top of the device. The base may include a plurality of support legs and a threaded aperture in the center of the base. The holder may include a threaded shaft which engages the threaded aperture in the base. The threaded shaft may be placed vertically so that rotating the holder causes it to raise or lower on the threads. The bowl holder is useful for supporting a bowl and adjustably raising the bowl's height above a table or countertop.

Abstract: A one piece integral beverage container has a bottom wall, a side wall and an open top that form a first or main chamber. Integral to an inner surface of the side wall is an inner wall that forms a second or sub chamber. The sub chamber has an opening at a first end adjacent the bottom wall and a drinking extension at a second end that extends upwardly from a top edge of the side wall.

Abstract: A rack for storing empty coat hangers that has a rectangular shape with an upper horizontal beam, a coplanar lower horizontal, a left vertical bar, and a coplanar right vertical bar. The left and the right vertical bars are about identical in shape, and both the left and the right vertical bars have a set of upwardly slanted frontal teeth separated by upwardly slanted rounded horizontally grooved recesses. An empty coat hanger having a center hooked element, a left arm and a right arm, and a horizontal rod will hang almost upside down by the horizontal rod when the horizontal rod is seated in a pair of the horizontally grooved recesses. The rack has a mounting element centered on the upper horizontal beam therein enabling the rack to be mounted on a wall, substantially perpendicular to a level floor, with a sheet rock screw or a nail.

Abstract: The invention discloses a three-dimensional heating multifunctional cooker, comprising a cover component, an inner pot component, a housing component and a base component, the inner pot component comprises an inner pot, characterized in that, multiple heating components are arranged in the three-dimensional heating multifunctional cooker, the heating components comprise a first heating component arranged in the cover component, a second heating component surrounding the side wall of the inner pot and a third heating component arranged in the inner pot, and the heating components can be controlled separately. The three-dimensional heating multifunctional cooker of the invention is provided with multiple heating components, and thus it reduces the loss of heat from the side wall of the inner pot, which effectively increases the efficiency; it also realizes the three-dimensional heating for the food in the cooker, which increases the heating efficiency and reduces the energy consumption.

Abstract: An air-energy cooker cover and a multifunctional pressure cooker; the cooker cover and the cooker body form the main structure of the present invention; the cooker body comprises a base, a periphery, an outer pot and an inner pot; the air-fryer-type cover mainly comprises an upper cover, a heat insulation cover and a heating tube cover; the cold wind fan blades are used for promoting the air circulation, and facilitating the heat dissipation at the upper portion of the heat insulating cover, thereby ensuring a stable operation of the motor; the hot wind fan blades are used for promoting the air circulation in the cooker body, allowing the heating tube to better generate heat; the heat insulation cover can prevent the heat from dissipating so that more energy can be saved.

Abstract: An air pressure cooker comprising an upper cover and a bottom cover, wherein an uncovering knob and a heat insulation cover are arranged on the upper cover; the uncovering knob is fixedly connected on the right side of the outer surface of the upper cover, and the heat insulation cover is fixedly connected inside the upper cover; a handle locking block is arranged underneath the uncovering knob, and a motor, a switch connecting rod, cold wind fan blades and a heating tube cover are arranged on the heat insulation cover; the motor is fixedly connected in the middle of the upper end of the heat insulation cover, and the switch connecting rod is fixedly connected on the right side of the heat insulation cover; the cold wind fan blades are movably connected inside the heat insulation cover.

Abstract: The invention discloses an electric pressure cooker cover, comprising a steel cover, an exhaust valve component and a cover handle arranged on the steel cover, characterized in that, the electric pressure cooker cover is provided with a thermometer and pressure gauge component which is embedded in the cover handle, the thermometer and pressure gauge component comprises a dial arranged on the cover handle and a probe arranged under the dial, and the probe penetrates through the steel cover to extend into the cooker. By installing the thermometer and pressure gauge, the electric pressure cooker cover enables the user to directly and conveniently observe the temperature and pressure in the pressure cooker.

Abstract: A food cooker comprises: a water supplying part for supplying, as hot water or purified water, water supplied from the tap or a spring water container, according to the selection of a user, so as to supply the water such that food can be cooked; a cooking part enabling food to be cooked using the water supplied to a container, and provided in the downward direction of the water supplying part such that the user can be prevented from being burned by residual heat after the food is cooked; and a controller part provided at the water supplying part and the cooking part so as to enable a water supply, heating time and temperature to be controlled such that the food contained in the container is cooked, and thus the present invention can be provided regardless of location and can prevent the user from being burned by residual heat after the food is cooked.

Abstract: A collection container to collect exhausted powder material discharged by a brewing device in a beverage preparation machine. The collection container has a receiving zone to receive the exhausted powder material and is provided with conveying means operable to convey the exhausted powder material so as to spread it inside the collection container and reduce its piling up in the receiving zone.

Abstract: Provided is a coffee vending machine including: a plurality of capsule stacking parts arranged in a lattice form to stack capsules therein in a first direction, a capsule feeding unit disposed at the centers of the bottoms of the capsule stacking parts to feed the capsules quantitatively, a coffee brewing part for seating the capsule fed from the capsule feeding unit, feeding water to the capsule, and brewing coffee to be provided for a consumer, and a cup discharging part for discharging a cup in which the coffee is contained to the outside. The coffee brewing part allows the capsule to be seated onto a seating groove when first and second portion seating parts are adjacent thereto or contacted with each other and allows the capsule to be freely fallen through a space formed between the first and second portion seating parts when they are spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: A brew head assembly insertable within a brewing apparatus dimensioned to fit within a compartment in a galley of an aircraft may include an adjustable assembly and a brew cup. The adjustable assembly may include a brew head and a support member. The support member may define a first brew head cavity. The brew head may be at least partially inserted into the first brew head cavity. The adjustable assembly may be actuatable between an open position and at least one closed position. The brew cup may define a second brew head cavity. The brew head may be at least partially inserted into the second brew head cavity. A height between the brew head and the brew cup when the adjustable assembly is in the at least one closed position may be responsive to one or more parameters of a brew pod of a plurality of brew pods.

Abstract: A recording system of brewing pour over coffee which comprises a touch screen, a robotic manipulator and a storage unit. The touch screen displays information, such as coffee drippers, water amounts, etc, thereon and for a user to input a process of brewing pour over coffee thereon. The touch screen allows the user to manage the status of the pour over coffee in real-time. The robotic manipulator equipped with a water injection unit, which moves the water injection unit according to the process of brewing pour over coffee to pour water to a coffee dripper simultaneously to make coffee. The storage unit stores data, such as a position where the water to be poured, a route of the process of brewing pour over coffee, a speed of the pouring motion and the required amount of water to be poured during the process of brewing pour over coffee.

Abstract: A coffee brewing device includes a base and a water output device. A heating device heats water in or flowing out of a water tank. A water guiding tube is connected to the water tank and an output guiding seat. A pump guides water in the water tank to the output guiding seat. The output guiding seat is mounted above the base and includes first and second water outlets aligned with different locations of a supporting portion of the base. A container is disposed on top of a rotatable disc which is disposed on the supporting portion and driven by a transmission unit. A filtering cup is detachably disposed at an opening of the container. The filtering cup includes a chamber, an opening in an upper end thereof, and an outlet in a lower end thereof. A controller controls operation of the heating device, the pump, and the transmission unit.

Abstract: New and novel structure(s) for cleaning surfaces have been disclosed. The device may include; a wiping surface, which may be disposable; a brush roll/larger debris gathering mechanism; a local debris storage and/or staging area, and a larger remote debris storage structure. Additionally, there are mechanisms and structures disclosed for powering the brush roll, activating the brush roll from an out of use position to an in use position, waste from one area to another. The invention at hand uniquely and inventively improves upon the known devices in this field.

Abstract: The beverage appliance of the present invention includes a venturi having a steam inlet and a milk inlet. The steam inlet and milk inlet each include a solenoid valve configurable between an open state and a closed state. The solenoid valves are electrically coupled to a processor and are controllable through first and second switches. In operation, upon activation of the first switch, the solenoid valves are controlled to their open states to deliver milk and steam to the venturi to produce frothed milk. When a desired amount of frothed milk has been dispensed, the user deactivates the first switch and the processor controls only the milk inlet solenoid valve to its closed state. The steam inlet solenoid valve remains in its open state for a predetermined amount of time such that a burst of steam only is forced through the venturi and distribution lines to purge them of milk.

Abstract: An apparatus for making a beverage using a capsule (3), (4), wherein, respectively for a first and a second type of beverage selectable, first data and second data are saved which comprise a first and a second supplying start temperature value, a first and a second steady-state supplying temperature value, a first and a second total supplying time and a first and a second activation mode for the pump (16), and wherein an electronic control unit (19) is programmed to cause the supplying respectively of the first and second type of beverage using the first data and the second data for controlling a pump (16) and a boiler (17); wherein the first total supplying time comprises a pre-infusion time, a wait time and an infusion time; and wherein the first activation mode comprises an electricity supply to the pump (16) with an average power that is greater than that in the second activation mode.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus has a first cord that has a first end removably attachable to a support structure and a second end that is connected to a locking tab. A second cord has a top end and a bottom end. The second cord passes through the locking tab such that the bottom end of the second cord is movable upwards and downwards and lockable in a desired vertical position. The bottom end is attached to a hang toggle for hanging a cooking vessel.

Abstract: A heat lamp is provided that minimizes visual obstructions between an individual and a food service line, while more evenly distributing heat across food. The heat energy penetrates into the food and does not merely heat the surface. Different heating capabilities can be provided by locating the lamp head at different positions over a large adjustable height range. Additional lighting elements provide illumination to heated surfaces to improve visual appeal. Each heat lamp on a service line may be connected to an adjacent heat lamp through built-in power receptacles. The surfaces of the heat lamp are sealed and/or made of easily cleaned substances and have features compliant to one or more industry standards. The heat lamp may be easily transportable and may be resistant to damage.

Abstract: A ventilated grilling device includes a plurality of grates each having interior channels defined therein, a housing positioned at a first end of each of the plurality of grates, the housing having a ventilating interior in communication with each of the interior channels, a heat-conductive ceramic plate positioned below the plurality of grates, wherein the space defined between the top surface of the ceramic plate and the grates defines a suction jacket that is in fluid communication with the ventilating interior of the housing and a heat source positioned below the ceramic plate, wherein heat from the heat source is thermally transferred through the ceramic plate and up to a cooking region positioned proximate an upper portion of the plurality of grates.

Abstract: An outdoor structure includes a plurality of vertically extending walls joined together to form a standing structure surrounding an interior volume. Each of the walls includes a structural polymer panel and a veneer directly adhered to the structural polymer panel. The standing structure can be frameless and supportless. The standing structure can bear at least 90% of a load of the standing structure.

Abstract: A culinary utensil which may be for use to retain a food product and may be for a toaster. The culinary utensil may include a body having a first side face and a second side face facing opposite the first side face, and a bottom face. A clip may extend longitudinally along the bottom face and be positioned from the bottom face to define a slot configured to receive the food product between the clip and the bottom face.

Abstract: A blender system includes a blender base housing a motor. A container assembly may be selectively and operatively attached to the blender base. The container assembly may include two or more compartments. The motor drives an input spindle of a blade assembly. The blade assembly may blend foodstuff within the two or more compartments.

Abstract: A vacuum blender can crush foods, such as vegetables and fruits, in a vacuum state and preserve the foods in the vacuum state. Noise can be reduced because foods are put into an accommodation member and the foods accommodated in the accommodation member are blended in a state in which the accommodation member is covered by a cover member. Further, because a first chamber part is formed in the interior of the accommodation member and a first check valve is mounted and a second chamber part that is an empty space is formed between the accommodation member and the cover member, the first chamber part, in which the foods are accommodated, is vacuumed while the first check valve is automatically opened if the second chamber part is vacuumed without using a separate hose connected to the first chamber part.

Abstract: A portable and rechargeable blender is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a base assembly, a container assembly, and control circuitry. The base assembly may include a rechargeable battery configured to power an electrical motor such that, during blending by the blender, no power is supplied to the electrical motor from an external power source.

Abstract: Liquid flow molds and related methods are disclosed. According to an aspect, a liquid flow mold or device includes a peripheral mold wall defining a peripheral boundary and a maximum fill height. The device also includes a plurality of exclusion volumes offset from the mold wall within the peripheral boundary. Further, the device includes a plurality of locator members connecting the volumes with respect to the mold wall, extending in a plane proximate the maximum fill height, defining the locations of the volumes within the boundary; and a plurality of canal members connecting the volumes and defining a canal formation height that is lower than the maximum fill height.

Abstract: Serving platter systems for grill to table convenience are disclosed herein. Various embodiments include a platter including a dorsal plater surface and a cutting board including a ventral cutting board surface. In some embodiments the ventral cutting board surface seamlessly engages with the dorsal platter surface to form the serving platter system for grill to table convenience. In various embodiments the dorsal cutting board surface further comprises an indentation for trapping juices from grilled food items. Furthermore, the dorsal platter surface comprises a fluid receiving indentation section of the dorsal platter surface for receiving juices from grilled food items.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a drain fitting having a discharge portion comprising a chamber formed by walls extending between and around an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being wider than the outlet or having a greater cross-sectional area than the outlet and the walls having interior surfaces sloping inwardly between the inlet and outlet.

Abstract: An automatic system for providing full body shower with round the body cleaning to a user is illustrated. The automatic system includes a solid supporting unit with a horizontal frame and a vertical frame. A primary cleaning unit and a secondary cleaning unit are provided for the cleaning of the head portion and the body surface of a user. The first horizontal frame and the secondary cleaning unit are configured with vertical upward and downward movement along the vertical frame using an elevating means. Each of the primary and secondary cleaning units comprises a plurality of nozzles, brushes and ultraviolet (UV) light sources. An air dryer chamber propelling dry air for drying the wet body and head portion of the user is utilized. The automatic shower system can also be used in the horizontal orientation.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods that facilitate identifying, logging, mapping, and/or tracking of the movements and/or activities of individuals throughout a facility using a plurality of dispensers are positioned at selected locations about the facility. The systems and methods further allow for capturing infrared radiation of one or more individuals within a prescribed detection range, area, or zone covered using at least one passive infrared radiation sensor. The control system of a dispenser of the plurality of dispensers can be disconnected from a power source of the dispenser when the at least one passive infrared radiation sensor does not capture infrared radiation of one or more individuals within the prescribed detection range, area, or zone. Other aspects also are described.

Abstract: A power management system for a dispenser that includes a passive infrared radiation sensor arranged along the dispenser and configured to detect infrared radiation emitted by one or more users within a prescribed detection range, area, or zone of the dispenser. When the passive infrared radiation sensor does not capture infrared radiation within the prescribed detection range, area, or zone, the dispenser is placed in a low power state with the passive infrared sensor remaining connected to a power source and a controller, a dispensing mechanism, and/or the proximity sensor being disconnected from the power source. Other aspects also are described.

Abstract: A wipe dispenser and related methods are disclosed herein. In one form, a wall mounted wipe dispensing system is disclosed comprising a wall mount support bracket, a dispensing bag of wipes having a rigid collar from which to suspend the dispensing bag from the wall mount support bracket, and wherein the wall mount support bracket and dispensing bag have first mating structures for mating the dispensing bag to the wall mount support bracket. In other forms, a wall mounted support bracket is disclosed and/or replaceable wipe packaging is disclosed. In still other forms methods related to these are also disclosed.

Abstract: A wipe dispenser and related methods are disclosed herein. In one form, a wall mounted wipe dispensing system is disclosed comprising a wall mount support bracket, a dispensing bag of wipes having a rigid collar from which to suspend the dispensing bag from the wall mount support bracket, and wherein the wall mount support bracket and dispensing bag have first mating structures for mating the dispensing bag to the wall mount support bracket. In other forms, a wall mounted support bracket is disclosed and/or replaceable wipe packaging is disclosed. In still other forms methods related to these are also disclosed.

Abstract: An extraction cleaner includes a supply tank, a recovery tank, a pump, a suction source, a base configured to support the suction source and the pump, an external hose, and a hose attachment assembly. The hose attachment assembly has a suction conduit extending from a suction inlet connected to the proximal end of the hose to a suction outlet in fluid communication with the recovery tank. The suction conduit is removable from the base with the hose. The hose attachment assembly also has a fluid coupling which is removable with the suction conduit. The fluid coupling extends from a coupling inlet in fluid communication with the pump to a coupling outlet coupled to a supply tube having one or more portions carried within the suction conduit. The proximal end of the hose is at least partially nested adjacent the base when the suction conduit is coupled to the base.

Abstract: Disclosed are a motor cover for a vacuum cleaner, a motor module of a vacuum cleaner, and a vacuum cleaner. The motor cover has an inlet and an outlet, the motor cover is configured to mount an electric blower, and an air inlet end of the electric blower is configured to be disposed towards the inlet; the motor cover is provided with a plurality of flow guiding channels therein, and the plurality of flow guiding channels are sequentially communicated; one of the flow guiding channels is communicated with an air outlet end of the electric blower, and another flow guiding channel is communicated with the outlet; at least two of the plurality of flow guiding channels are arranged along an axial direction of the electric blower and guide airflow along a circumferential direction of the electric blower.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in one aspect, a debris collection device for an autonomous cleaning robot includes a cleaning pad portion configured to contact a floor surface. The cleaning pad portion includes a backing and at least one cleaning pad connected to a bottom surface of the backing. The autonomous cleaning robot includes a vacuum bag portion configured to collect at least a portion of debris removed from the floor surface by a vacuum assembly of the autonomous cleaning robot. A volume of the vacuum bag portion is positioned vertically above the cleaning pad portion.

Abstract: A dust container capable of improving dust separation efficiency and preventing a suction force from being lowered, and a cleaner including the same. The cleaner includes: a main body including a suction portion to suck dust; and a dust container detachably installed in the main body to separate and store dust from the air sucked through the suction portion. The dust container includes: an inlet through which the air sucked through the suction portion; a collision wall facing the inlet, wherein dust introduced through the inlet collides with the collision wall; a first dust collecting wall to collect a part of the dust introduced through the inlet, the first dust collecting wall intersecting the collision wall; and a second dust collecting wall to collect a part of the dust introduced through the inlet, the second dust collecting wall intersecting the collision wall and the first dust collecting wall.

Abstract: An autonomous electrical cleaning apparatus including: an electric blower that generates suction negative pressure on a suction port; a rotating brush disposed at the suction port; a rotating brush driver that drives the rotating brush; a drive wheel that supports a cleaner body, driven by a drive wheel driver, a cleaning-target-surface detector that detects the surface type to be cleaned; and a robot controller that adjusts a controlled variable for any of the suction negative pressure, speed of the rotating brush, rotation direction of the rotating brush, and speed of the drive wheel, based on the surface type to be cleaned. The cleaning-target-surface detector detects the surface type be cleaned at a detection position ahead of the element for which the controlled variable is to be adjusted, and the robot controller adjusts the controlled variable when the element for which the controlled variable is to be changed reaches the detection position.

Abstract: A method, performed by a cleaning robot, of performing a task, is provided. The method includes capturing an image of an object in a vicinity of the cleaning robot, determining a task to be performed by the cleaning robot, by applying the captured image to at least one trained artificial intelligence (AI) model, controlling a guard portion to descend from in front of an opened portion to a floor surface of the cleaning robot, according to the determined task, and driving towards the object so the object is moved by the descended guard portion.

Abstract: A charging station configured to be attached to a wall includes a main body, a rotatable arm, a restoring member, a charging port and a magnetic member. The main body is configured to be attached to the wall. The rotatable arm is rotatably connected to the main body. The restoring member is connected between the main body and the rotatable arm. The charging port and the magnetic member are disposed on a surface of the rotatable arm.

Abstract: A cordless surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed that includes a compact storage configuration to allow the surface cleaning apparatus to have a small, compact footprint relative to an in-use configuration. The storage configuration therefore allows for storage in locations otherwise unsuitable for other surface cleaning apparatuses, e.g., upright vacuum cleaners, and so on. For instance, a surface cleaning apparatus configured in accordance with aspects disclosed herein may have a footprint with an overall width that allows the same to be hidden between an open door and an adjacent wall or other similarly narrow space such as a small closet. Moreover, the surface cleaning apparatus may include an aesthetically pleasing, minimalist design in addition to a small footprint, which allows the surface cleaning apparatus to be placed at a conspicuous location, such as against a wall, without becoming obtrusive or otherwise disruptive to the surrounding environment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in one aspect, an autonomous cleaning robot including a body, a drive operable to move the body across a floor surface, and a circuit board mounted below an upper surface of the body of the autonomous cleaning robot. The autonomous cleaning robot also includes one or more electrical contacts, a base of each electrical contact being mounted on the circuit board and a contact tip of each electrical contact being configured to protrude through a corresponding opening in the upper surface, wherein each electrical contact comprises a double curved structure to allow the electrical contact to be vertically flexible. The autonomous cleaning robot also includes a hinged lid including one or more contact pads, the one or more contact pads being configured to contact corresponding electrical contacts protruding through the upper surface as the lid is opened or closed.