Abstract: A compact cutlery set is provided, including a case having at least one recess, each of the at least one recess having two lateral sides extending longitudinally, the two lateral sides defining a plane. At least one collapsible utensil has a handle and a tool member extendibly coupled to the handle between a collapsed configuration and a use configuration. Longitudinally extending lateral sides of each of the at least one collapsible utensil and the lateral sides of a corresponding one of the at least one recess have engagement features inhibit travel of the collapsible utensil out of plane when positioned in the recess in the collapsed configuration.

Abstract: A garment hanger with a unique curved profile that better accommodates the natural shape of a garment in order to prevent unsightly bumps from being formed in the fabric of the garment due to the fabric being stretched while hanging. The improved clothes hanger, as presently claimed, allows garments to be stored on the improved clothes hanger for a longer period of time without fear of stretching. The improved clothes hanger is manufactured of a single molded piece of plastic material, or other suitable, moldable, inexpensive material that will support the weight of a garment.

Abstract: A garment hanger, adapted to be attached to a portion of a garment. The garment hanger includes a rigid hanging hook fixedly attached to a hanger connection portion, which hanger connection portion is adapted to be attached to the portion of the garment. The hanger connection portion may be sewn to the garment or removably attached thereto with fasteners. The hanger connection portion may include first and second garment supporting extensions fixedly attached to the hanger connection portion and extending outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: Floor coverings having a greige good, an adhesive layer, and a secondary backing material. The greige good has a primary backing component having adjoined first and second portions, and a plurality of fibers. The secondary backing material has an attached portion and a first exposable portion, with the attached portion adhered to the first portion of the primary backing component by contact with the adhesive layer. The second portion of the primary backing component is unattached to the first exposable portion of the secondary backing material, and the first exposable portion defines a portion of the first end edge of the floor covering. The second portion of the primary backing component is selectively moveable relative to the first portion to a position in which at least a portion of the second portion of the primary backing component does not overlie the first exposable portion of the secondary backing material.

Abstract: An apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner. The apparatus includes a rigid and planar V-shaped body having a top surface and a bottom surface. A hook-and-pile fastener detachably secures the body and rug together. The body maintains the rug corner in a flat condition thus preventing any curling of the rug.

Abstract: Systems and methods for smooth attended or unattended package delivery and retrieval may be provided through a container locker. Delivery companies and their respective delivery means may interact with the container locker wirelessly, through handheld devices, or through mechanisms provided on the container locker itself. The processes of receiving or pickup of a parcel or other item may be facilitated, regardless the user's presence or absence from the delivery/pickup location. Systems and methods may receive, secure, maintain, and temporarily house delivery or pickup items and concomitantly document, verify, confirm, and communicate data in varied forms to the parties interested or engaged in such deliveries or retrievals through a variety of connected networks, communication means and the use thereof.

Abstract: An improved artificial tree of the present invention is directed to a decorative artificial tree assembly which may be dimensioned and configured to fit on any supporting surface including, but not limited to, an interior floor, outside grounds, etc. The artificial tree may be disposed in an assembled or collapsed state. As such, the artificial tree may include a plurality tree segments and a cap member, vertically interconnected or stacked upon each other via a plurality of connectors. The artificial tree may be constructed from lightweight materials with decorative items attached to its outer surface.

Abstract: A cooking and tableware vessel having a double-layered wall structure which preserves heat entrapped during cooking has been disclosed herein. The present invention discloses a unique design of a cooking and tableware vessel that can be used as a cookware and a tableware and is compatible with induction cooking. The disclosed vessel is the first to blend the cooking abilities of a cookware with the easy handling of a tableware. Thus, a new type of cooking and tableware vessel can be constructed that can greatly improve the cooking experience when using an induction top. Because of its tableware design, this new design of cooking and tableware vessel may also be constructed to incorporate design technology of food containers and thus become a type of cooking and tableware vessel that incorporate the benefits of tableware, cookware, and food containers.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a steam disperser and a steamer having the same, comprising a steamer grid bottom plate and a steamer grid tube vertically connected with the steamer grid bottom plate. The steamer grid tube is positioned in the middle position of the steamer grid bottom plate; and a plurality of through vent holes are formed on the tube wall of the steamer grid tube and the steamer grid bottom plate. The present invention is provided with the steamer grid tube with a plurality of vent holes in the middle position of an original one-piece gas steamer grid. During use, steam and heat can be evenly distributed around food from bottom to top through the steamer grid tube to allow all the food on the steamer grid bottom plate to be evenly heated and cooked.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pot assembly and a cooking appliance, the pot assembly comprising an inner pot and a food steamer. The inner pot defines a cooking chamber; the food steamer is placed in the cooking chamber, the food steamer is provided with communication holes communicating with the cooking chamber, the food steamer comprises a bottom wall; the inner pot and/or the food steamer is provided with a draining-steaming-cooked rice waterline, and the draining-steaming-cooked rice waterline is higher than the bottom wall of the food steamer. In the pot assembly provided by the present disclosure, by arranging the draining-steaming-cooked rice waterline to be higher than the bottom wall of the food steamer and determining the amount of a solution and the amount of a material to be cooked according to the information of solution and the information of material to be cooked indicated by the draining-steaming-cooked rice waterline.

Abstract: A pot protecting ring accessory for use with an electric pressure cooker when the lid is open and being used for activities like adding ingredients, sautéing, searing, serving, boiling, stirring, or other heating. The protective ring is desirably heat resistant and may be constructed of a rigid or semi-rigid material or may be a silicone ring with more flexibility. The protective ring shields the cooker's upper rim and particularly the drain channel and space between the inner cooking pot and the outer housing. Protecting the heat element and pressure sealing area from debris and boil overs extends the life and safe use of the pressure cooker. The ring doubles as a heat guard between the user's hand and the hot cooker body and the ring may be grabbed or pressed to create friction with the inner pot brim, inhibiting its spinning during cooking operations like stirring and serving.

Abstract: A filter (6, 13) for a filter holder cup (2) of a coffee machine, including a cup body (6) having a bottom wall (7) provided with a dispensing hole (8) for dispensing infused coffee and a side wall (9) that bounds a compartment (10) with the bottom wall (7), inside the compartment (10) a separating filtering wall (13) being further positioned between an upper housing chamber (14) housing coffee powder and a lower dispensing chamber (15) for dispensing the infused coffee including said dispensing hole (8), inside said dispensing chamber (15) a filtering element (17) is provided to protect said dispensing hole (8).

Abstract: Beverage portion dispenser 40 for receiving a portioning band 3 containing a plurality of individually sealed beverage precursor portions 2 for the preparation of a beverage wherein the dispenser comprises means 42 for individually collecting and dispensing the beverage precursor portions to a dispensing area, wherein the collecting and dispensing means comprises a portion drive assembly 48 arranged for receiving a part of the flexible portioning band and a separating assembly for individually separating the beverage precursor portions from the portioning band.

Abstract: A hollow cylinder (102) contains hot water for making a hot beverage, for example, coffee. The cylinder (102) has an inner wall (102a) extending along an axis (104) from an open upper end (102b) to an open lower end (102c) of the cylinder. A perforated closure (106) is releasably securable to the cylinder (102) to hold the coffee at the lower end (102c). A cap (110) carries a plunger (112) configured and arranged for sealing engagement with the inner wall (102a) of the cylinder (102). In use, the cap (110) is rotatable on the cylinder (102) about the axis (104) and is connected to the cylinder (102) by a helical formation. Rotation of the cap (110) on the cylinder (102) drives the plunger (112) towards the lower end (102c) of the cylinder (102) to press the hot water through the perforated closure (106) and the coffee held thereon and then into the vessel (118).

Abstract: A dispensing assembly for cold beverages comprises a beverage supply conduit, an opening and closing tap for closing or opening the beverage supply conduit, a beverage dispensing conduit delimiting a fluid passage, a dispensing outlet arranged at the end of the dispensing conduit, an air supply conduit delimiting an air passage. The tap is directly connected to the dispensing outlet by providing a connecting coupling which connects the air supply conduit to the beverage dispensing conduit, the beverage dispensing conduit comprising a Venturi segment between the tap and the outlet in which, by flowing through the Venturi segment, the fluid passage reduces the cross section thereof and then increases the cross section thereof as in a Venturi conduit. An air passage regulating valve is provided in said air supply conduit for regulating the width of the air passage.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a body placed inside a discharge container of a solenoid valve of a machine for coffee dispensing. The body includes: a first portion presenting a collection cavity of a hot waste fluid coming from the solenoid valve of the machine and defining a first surface arranged to come into contact with the hot waste fluid and a second surface facing the opposite side from the first surface; and a second portion presenting a primary surface in contact with the second surface of the first portion and a secondary surface opposed to the primary surface, arranged to come into contact with a heat exchange fluid of the machine having a different temperature from the temperature of the hot waste fluid. The first and second portions allow heat exchange, by conduction, between the hot waste fluid and the heat exchange fluid of the machine.

Abstract: A monitoring system for an apparatus for making beverages is provided, comprising a sensor unit having at least one sensor to determine current sensor data of a beverage production environment, a processing unit to determine current feature data from the current sensor data and a monitoring unit adapted to determine a current beverage production state by comparing the current feature data with reference feature data of a reference beverage production process. A control unit is adapted for controlling actuators in dependence of a current beverage production state determined by the monitoring unit.

Abstract: The present invention refers a kitchen appliance that includes a lid and a vessel. Handles associated with each of the lid and the vessel include electrical connectors (e.g., a plug, socket) so that when the lid is placed on the vessel, power is provided to the lid via the electrical connectors associated with the lid and vessel, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a movable type grill roaster. In the present invention, bucket depressions and a rod rolling part are provided in a chain. Accordingly, when grilling rods constituting a grill roasting plate are sequentially transferred via the chain, the grilling rods may be transferred while being rolled. The phenomenon in which meat adheres to the grilling rods is prevented. The sequentially supplied grilling rods are arranged at stable locations, and thus there is overcome the problem in which meat falls between the grilling rods constituting a grill roasting plate. When the grilling rods fall to a collection container, the falling grilling rods may be evenly distributed without being concentrated on any one point in the collection container via a fall guide piece. The convenience in use is improved during a grilling rod supply process, a meat roasting process, and a grilling rod collection process.

Abstract: A flammable tube has a plurality of air passages formed along the length of the flammable tube. A support member is positioned in an interior of the flammable tube. The support member is spaced apart from the lower end of the flammable tube. Solid fuel is positioned on the support member. A flame is introduced to the solid fuel which is within the interior of the tube which ignites the solid fuel, such as charcoal. The charcoal burns away the flammable tube and the support member. The flammable tube may be placed within a grill of the type used to cook food or other container that is nonflammable, and which provides a receptacle for the burning solid fuel without the need of a specialized grilling apparatus.

Abstract: A combustible product made of cardboard and compositions efficiently and conveniently supplies heat, such as for outdoor cooking. The product includes combustible material contained in a substantially four sided pyramid exterior, a substantially four sided pyramid interior space, a large closed diameter at the base of the pyramid and a small closed diameter at the top of the pyramid creating a highly conducive form for the combustible material contained in the product package, to ignite quickly and sustain an efficient and long lasting burn. The product package will come in several sizes to meet the consumers needs. The sizes will consist of extra large, large, medium, small and extra small.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus including a container having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a sidewall extending from the first end to the second end, an opening located that the first end, an end wall located at the second end, and a cap removably attached to the first end. The sidewall and the end wall form a compartment that is sized and shaped to receive food items. The sidewall includes a wire mesh having a plurality of wires.

Abstract: A deep fryer with oil and water comprises an upper container that is adapted to contain oil; a lower container that is adapted to contain oil and water, wherein the lower container is fluid-communicated with the upper container; a heater that heats the oil contained in the upper container; an oil temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the oil contained in the upper container; an oil, water interface sensor that measures amount of impurities in an oil and water interface inside the lower container; a controller that receives data from the oil temperature sensor and the oil water interface sensor and controls the heater; and a housing that encloses the upper container, the lower container, the heater, the oil temperature sensor, the oil water interface sensor and the controller.

Abstract: A food processor assembly is provided with a bowl base adapted to receive a rotary input, and an interlock. A bowl is separate from, and sized to be supported upon, the bowl base, to receive and process food products therein. A lid is sized to attach to the bowl to enclose the bowl and to interact with the bowl base interlock. The interlock of the bowl base is isolated from the bowl and the lid.

Abstract: A variable temperature blender is disclosed for the cooking and preparation of heated sauces, jams, soups, purees, alternative milks, smoothies and more. A variable temperature blender has a lid assembly, a vessel assembly, and a base assembly. The vessel assembly has a blending vessel and a collar attached to a bottom portion of the blending vessel. The base assembly have a user interface, a motor, and a controller. A heating element positioned within the collar of the vessel assembly received an electronic signal from the controller via an electrical interface connecting the base assembly with the vessel assembly. The electronic signal activates or deactivates the heating element based on an operational mode of the variable temperature blender to heat a food item contained within the blending vessel.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a storage container for a vacuum blender having a backflow prevention function, which is configured such that a floating valve member is installed at a lower part of a sealing lid for covering the storage container for the vacuum blender, and when micronized foodstuffs, such as foam, rise in the process of creating a vacuum in the storage container, the floating valve member rises together by means of buoyancy of the micronized foodstuffs to hermetically seal an air passage, thereby preventing the micronized foodstuffs from flowing back out of the storage container.

Abstract: A variable temperature blender is disclosed for the cooking and preparation of heated sauces, jams, soups, purees, alternative milks, smoothies and more. A variable temperature blender has a lid assembly, a vessel assembly, and a base assembly. The vessel assembly has a blending vessel and a collar attached to a bottom portion of the blending vessel. The base assembly have a user interface, a motor, and a controller. A heating element positioned within the collar of the vessel assembly received an electronic signal from the controller via an electrical interface connecting the base assembly with the vessel assembly. The electronic signal activates or deactivates the heating element based on an operational mode of the variable temperature blender to heat a food item contained within the blending vessel.

Abstract: A combination spatula and scraper is disclosed. The spatula/scraper includes a durable handle and a spatula portion. The spatula portion has a first area attached to the durable handle and a second area at an angle to the first area. A corner wall is located on one edge of the spatula portion. The corner wall is connected between an edge of the first area and an edge of the second area.

Abstract: A transportable kitchen workcell includes a prefabricated enclosure, a robotic arm secured within the enclosure, one or more food appliances, a food prep area and storage, a sensor assembly, and a processor operable to command the robotic arm to autonomously prepare a completed entree from a wide variety of raw ingredients. A dispensing unit is arranged in the enclosure for dispensing the raw ingredients onto a target surface according to a selected flowrate and based on real time feedback measured during dispensing. The workcell is self-contained and is adapted to be conveniently moved (e.g., towed) to a new location. A wide range of entrees may be completed without rearranging or retooling the equipment in the workcell. New food items may be prepared by the workcell by simply selecting the applicable program, or by downloading an update corresponding to the new food item.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a removable cookware handle having an elongated handle section. The elongated handle section has first and second ends, wherein at the first end of the handle section there is the means for removable attachment to the attachment point on a cookware container and a means for locking the removable handle to the attachment point. The attachment point in on the cookware container comprises a bracket that has a depending section attached to a side wall of the cookware container and a flange at the top edge of the depending section and extending outwardly from the side wall of the cookware container. A non-circular elongated opening is centrally located through the flange and generally orientated with its longitudinal axis generally parallel to the side wall of the cookware container. The opening is sized and shaped to engage with the means for removable attachment on the handle.

Abstract: A cooking utensil storage that includes a container having a base and a wall terminating at an upper rim that defines an open mouth, and an insect guard having a support surrounding a utensil reception and extraction space, and a plurality of flexible bristles extending from the support into the utensil reception and extraction space, the bristles being arranged to create an insect barrier at the open mouth with the bristles being movable to permit at least a portion of a cooking utensil that touches the food to pass through the bristles while entering the container or being extracted from the container.

Abstract: A customizable toothbrush container, including a main body to receive at least a portion of a toothbrush therein, and a UV light disposed on at least a portion of an interior surface of the main body to sterilize the toothbrush in response to an illumination of the UV light.

Abstract: An apparatus used for converting a bathtub into a soaker is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rectangular fitting dimensionally conformed to a perimeter of a bathtub wall. The rectangular fitting includes a first portion and a middle portion. The first portion comprises a water-impermeable material coated with an adhesive material along the length of a bottom surface. The first portion includes a top surface conjoined with the middle portion. The adhesive-coated bottom surface of the first portion securely adheres to a top surface of the bathtub wall in order to be dimensionally conformed to the perimeter of the bathtub wall. The middle portion is configured to extend upward and downward to pre-determined heights by a user while the first portion securely adheres to the bathtub wall. The apparatus is configured to store water above the top edge of the bathtub wall, thereby converting the bathtub into the soaker.

Abstract: A leg care apparatus includes a main body configured to provide an action space in which a leg is accommodated, a bottom module which is placed on a bottom surface of the main body and in which components for a foot bath are accommodated, and a circulation air suction fan configured to exhaust air within the action space to the outside of the action space and blow the air exhausted to the outside of the action space again to the inside of the action space.

Abstract: A leg care apparatus includes a main body configured to provide an action space in which a leg is accommodated, an action space adjustment module configured to adjust a size of an inlet of the action space, at least one proximity sensor configured to sense a user's access, and a controller configured to control the action space adjustment module in response to at least one sensing signal.

Abstract: A leg care apparatus includes a main body configured to provide an action space in which a leg is accommodated, a bottom module which is placed on a bottom surface of the main body and in which a component for a foot bath is accommodated, and an action space adjustment module configured to adjust a size of the action space.

Abstract: A separation unit for separating a web material along preformed lines of weakness. The separation unit has a width direction and includes at least a first roller having a rotational axis extending in the width direction and a web width extending in the width direction, and at least a second roller having a rotational axis extending parallel with the rotational axis of the first roller and a web width extending in the width direction. The second roller is positioned at a distance from the first roller. Each of the first and the second rollers is provided with at least one protrusion element extending perpendicularly from the axes. Each of the protrusion elements has a maximum width in the width direction, a maximum radial extension from the rotational axes, an inner portion adjacent to the rotational axes, and an outer portion remote from the rotational axes.

Abstract: A toilet seat device includes a main body installed at an upper rear part of a toilet, a toilet seat attached to the main body, and a toilet lid. The toilet lid includes a toilet lid main body configured to cover the toilet seat; and a first shaft engagement part attached to the toilet lid main body and attachable to and detachable from a first shaft provided on the main body. The first shaft engagement part is configured to be switchable between an engaged state in which the first shaft engagement part is engaged with the first shaft and a non-engaged state in which the engagement with the first shaft is released and is switched to the non-engaged state when the toilet lid main body in the engagement state is pressed in a direction in which the toilet lid main body moves away from the toilet seat.

Abstract: A toilet seat cover can be adhered to a toilet seat to help a child use the toilet. In embodiments, a toilet seat cover includes a plastic or other thin, flexible sheet having a central void defined therethrough and an adhesive coating on one surface. That surface may be temporarily adhered to a toilet seat to maintain the toilet seat cover in position. The child may then sit on the toilet seat cover to relieve himself, with the toilet seat cover screening the child from touching unsanitary surfaces of the toilet seat or toilet and suspending the child over the toilet bowl. Once the child has finished and is off the toilet seat cover, the cover may be removed by rolling or folding.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for cleaning a surface with a cleaning device having a body with a handle, a connector, and one or more cleaning heads that are removably attached to the cleaning device. Each cleaning head include a lower surface arranged to contact a surface to be cleaned and a dirt collection chamber permanently attached to the cleaning head. The cleaning head may include a support structure to support the dirt collection chamber and a cleaning sheet. The cleaning head also may include a suction nozzle. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber may be made of a filter material.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for cleaning a surface with a cleaning device having a body with a handle, a connector, and one or more cleaning heads that are removably attached to the cleaning device. Each cleaning head include a lower surface arranged to contact a surface to be cleaned and a dirt collection chamber permanently attached to the cleaning head. The cleaning head may include a support structure to support the dirt collection chamber and a cleaning sheet. The cleaning head also may include a suction nozzle. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber may be made of a filter material.

Abstract: A suction connection adapter for a suction device includes at least one machine connection unit and at least one suction device connection unit. The at least one machine connection unit is detachably connected to a machine tool, in particular a hand-held power tool. The at least one suction device connection unit is detachably connected to a suction hose of the suction device. The suction connection adapter has at least one sensor device.

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body provided with a suction motor at the inside thereof and a handle at the outside thereof, and a suction nozzle connected to the cleaner body. The suction nozzle includes a housing of which at least a portion of a front side is opened to defined a front opening, a rotation cleaning part which is installed inside the housing, of which at least a portion is exposed through the front opening, and which is configured to clean a floor surface by a rotation operation thereof, and a sealing part protruding downward from a lower end of the housing and provided in rear of the front opening.

Abstract: A robotic cleaner may include an air inlet, a suction motor, the suction motor being fluidly coupled to the air inlet, and a first primary side brush configured to rotate about a first primary side brush rotation axis. The first primary side brush rotation axis may extend transverse to a surface to be cleaned at a first non-perpendicular angle.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for receiving and holding debris in a collection chamber of a vacuum cleaner. The collection chamber has an inlet opening through which debris-entrained air enters the collection chamber. When the vacuum cleaner is off, an internal valve prevents debris from leaving the collection chamber through the inlet opening. The internal valve is movable from a first sealed position, in which the internal valve covers the chamber inlet opening, to a second unsealed position in which the internal valve does not cover the chamber inlet opening.

Abstract: Vacuum cleaner hose adapter for connecting to a vacuum cleaner hose of a wet and dry vacuum cleaner, wherein the vacuum cleaner hose has an inner lumen extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein a flow guiding geometry is formed within the vacuum cleaner hose adapter, by which a suction flow occurring during the operation of the wet and dry vacuum cleaner can be influenced.

Abstract: A purge port system for clearing a clogged vacuum cleaner hose including a housing that is connected to, or part of, the vacuum cleaner. The housing includes housing openings. An insert engages with the housing. Openings are included on the insert. The housing and insert openings can receive an output and an input of a hose.

Abstract: A floor maintenance system can employ one or more autonomous assemblies that evaluate, characterize, and optimize a floor. A floor maintenance device can have one or more sensors connected to a local controller and a mapping circuit. The mapping circuit may be configured to change from a first floor detection resolution to a different second floor detection resolution in response to a detected floor condition.

Abstract: Cleaning robots may use floor-type-detection techniques as a trigger for autonomously altering various floor-cleaning characteristics. In some examples, a controller circuit of the robot is configured to determine a flooring type as a function of a signal from a motion sensor indicative of a change in pitch caused by the robot crossing a flooring discontinuity. In some examples, the controller circuit is configured to determine a flooring type based on a power draw signal corresponding to the cleaning head assembly of the robot.

Abstract: A detailing tool for removing unwanted particles from a target surface. The detailing tool includes a tool head and a pair of blades. The tool head extends longitudinally between a front side and a rear side, the front side being opposite the rear side. The tool head further extends transversely between a first end and a second end, the first end being opposite the second end. The tool head is adapted and configured to receive a plastic unitary one piece member. The pair of blades includes a rearward blade and a forward blade, the pair of blades being formed from the unitary one piece member. When the unitary one piece member is received within the tool head, the pair of blades are adapted and configured to flex and engage the target surface such that unwanted particles adhere to the pair of blades and are removed from the target surface.