Patents Issued in April 13, 2021
  • Patent number: 10973287
    Abstract: A piece of eyelash jewelry is disclosed, having a jewelry substrate, which has a first magnetic means with a first holding surface, and having a fastening part, which has a second magnetic means with a polarity that is opposite from that of the first means and has a second holding surface, the two magnetic means of the jewelry substrate and fastening part being embodied such that by means of magnetic interaction, they clamp at least one eyelash that can be placed between their opposing holding surfaces in order to thus fasten the piece of eyelash jewelry to the eyelashes. In order to increase the reliability of the piece of eyelash jewelry, it is proposed that the jewelry substrate have a flange, which protrudes from the first holding surface and thus forms a stop for the fastening part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Ingrid Weissenbacher
  • Patent number: 10973288
    Abstract: A jewelry assembly and method of fabricating includes a support, a sub-assembly attached to the support, the sub-assembly including a base plate having an upper surface, and a center stone having a culet and pavilion positioned above the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Garabed Takessian
  • Patent number: 10973289
    Abstract: A system includes a topper support having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of the topper support is configured for operative coupling to an upper end of an umbrella. The second end is positioned above the upper end of the umbrella when the first end is coupled to the upper end of the umbrella. The second end of the topper support is configured for operative coupling to an accessory topper. A system includes an umbrella, an accessory topper, and a topper support. The topper support is configured for operatively coupling the accessory topper to the umbrella. A system includes an umbrella, an accessory topper, and an adapter. The adapter is configured for operatively coupling the accessory topper to the umbrella. A system includes an umbrella having an accessory topper as a permanent component of the umbrella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventors: William S. Cowgill, Crystal D. Cowgill
  • Patent number: 10973290
    Abstract: A virtually seamless, flexible, and shape-retaining bag and a method of manufacturing such a bag is disclosed. The bag is formed from two complimentary three-dimensional custom shaped halves of molded flexible foam. A single and continuous piece of material, fabric, or textile is bonded or otherwise joined over the exterior of each half. The entire outer material covering each half is free of seams, stitching, or other joining of two separate pieces material. The complimentary and exposed edges of the two halves are joined about a hinge and fastener, whereby opening the fastener allows the two halves to separate about the hinge, and closing the fastener secures the first half to the complimentary second half of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Tronco LLC
    Inventor: Julio C. Quintero
  • Patent number: 10973291
    Abstract: A device for providing a resting place for toddlers, partly on top of, partly in front of a seat in an object of public transportation. It comprises a suitcase, comprising of a trunk box and a reversible suitcase lid. The suitcase lid is in first position closed and suitable for transportation, while the suitcase lid in another, ready-to-use position, is upside down as compared with the first position and secured over, and to, the trunk box by means of an arranged attachment mechanism. The side of the lid which is facing upwards in the ready-to-use position, is substantially planar and thereby adapted to act as part of a bed base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: JETKIDS AS
    Inventor: Halvor Holmgren
  • Patent number: 10973292
    Abstract: A combination bag workbench is provided herein. The combination bag workbench may include a rectangular bottom portion, a pair of wheels, and four legs rotatably coupled to the bottom portion. The bottom portion may include a length, a width, a pair of lengthwise sides defined parallel to the length, and a pair of widthwise sides defined parallel to the width. The pairs of lengthwise and widthwise sides define corners of the bottom portion. The pair of wheels may be coupled to the bottom portion along one widthwise side of the pair widthwise sides. Each leg may be coupled adjacent to a respective corner of the bottom portion. The four legs are configurable in a retracted position or an extended position associated with at least one of the legs extending beyond at least one of a nearest respective lengthwise side or a nearest respective widthwise side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Caleb Crye
  • Patent number: 10973293
    Abstract: A composite case for an electronic device is provided. The composite case includes: a resilient portion dimensioned to cover two end portions of the electronic device and less than half of a back portion of the electronic device; and a rigid portion dimensioned to fit with the resilient portion, the rigid portion dimensioned to provide a cover for at least part of the back portion of the electronic device. A method of protecting an electronic device is provided. The method includes: attaching a rigid material to a resilient material; dimensioning both the rigid material and the resilient material to contain an electronic device; configuring the rigid material, but not the resilient material, to cover most or all of a back portion of the electronic device; and providing an opening to allow a screen portion of the electronic device to be accessed through the opening in the rigid and resilient material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Urban Armor Gear, LLC
    Inventor: Steven Armstrong
  • Patent number: 10973294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wallet that for organizing and displaying credit cards in a secure but easily accessible manner. The wallet includes a generally rectangular exterior hard case with a recess for concealing least one card holding tray therein. The card holding trays are pivotally connected to the exterior hard case, preferably by an internal pivot shaft, and a spring mechanism provides an assisting force for both opening the card holding trays from the exterior case and closing the card holding trays back into the case. Each tray may also include a slot and post arrangement that engages adjacent trays such that when a first tray rotates out of the case, the adjacent tray is also forced out of the case into a fanned-out arrangement. One or more trays may also define a finger lever whereby a user may apply an opening force to open the tray out of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy Oliver Grannan
  • Patent number: 10973295
    Abstract: In a suitcase including a suitcase body that is delimited by a back wall and by side walls that adjoin the back wall and are arranged on two opposing narrow and long sides of the suitcase body in each case, a folding lid is formed on at least one side of the suitcase body. The lid can be connected to the suitcase body by a zip fastener. One side wall of the suitcase body includes a recess in which an overlapping segment of the lid engages such that the overlapping segment forms the side wall of the suitcase body at least in part. The suitcase body (2) may include a limiting element in the recess, by which element luggage contents are prevented from falling out of the suitcase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Stratic Lederwaren Jacob Bonifer GmbH
    Inventor: Karim Chaouch
  • Patent number: 10973296
    Abstract: A carrying bag includes a housing having a base wall and an upper wall, and the housing includes a cover panel foldable relative to the upper wall, a base plate is engaged in the housing, a placement rack is foldably attached to the base plate with a hinge device, and the placement rack is foldable relative to the base plate and the housing, and a display is attached to the placement rack and movable relative to the upper wall between an upwardly working position and a downwardly folded storing position. A power supply is engaged in the housing, and a charger is engaged in the housing and electrically connected to the power supply. The housing includes a chamber for receiving a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ZGONIC PTY LTD.
    Inventor: Chih Feng Ho
  • Patent number: 10973297
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly having a refill and an appliance designed for using the refill, the appliance having an insertion guide along which the refill travels, the refill having an element that serves as a use memory and the accommodating structure having a relief that acts on said element when the refill is fitted on the appliance for the first time, so as to cause it to pass from an inactive configuration to an active configuration, the accommodating structure having a locking member disposed to as to intercept said element when the latter is in the active configuration, while the refill is being fitted in and removed from the accommodating structure, the locking member can be passed over by said element in the direction of removal of the refill and such that the locking member prevents said element from passing in the direction of insertion of the refill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: L'OREAL, SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Anne Debauge, Edouard Messager, Baptiste Bonnemaire, Regis Fereyre, Cedric Pollet, Xavier Vacheron, Martial Maisonneuve
  • Patent number: 10973298
    Abstract: A digitally controlled hairdryer has removable attachments that are used to style hair. The hairdryer is powered with AC and DC power, with the DC power supply being separate from the main body. The removable attachments are powered and controlled by the hairdryer. The oscillating attachment has a motor that moves an oscillating portion to direct airflow from the outlet of the hairdryer. The diffuser attachment has a motor that is connected to a slider that moves along a central axis. The slider moves wire fingers between a grasped and relaxed position. The ends of the fingers are connected to a blocking membrane that directs airflow through an outlet aperture that is small in the grasped position and large in the relaxed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Beachwaver Co.
    Inventors: Sarah J. Kennedy, Erin A. Wall, Luis Eduardo Alanis, Manuel Besnier Lopez
  • Patent number: 10973299
    Abstract: A dispenser includes a depressible thermal tip and a housing having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetic product or a medicinal product. The depressible thermal tip comprises a thermal applicator displaceable between open and closed positions. The thermal applicator may be depressibly coupled in a collar fixed to the housing, or the thermal applicator may be depressibly coupled in a button depressibly coupled in a collar fixed to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: HCT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Armando Villarreal, Timothy Thorpe
  • Patent number: 10973300
    Abstract: An airtight cosmetic-pencil container that is configured to extrude and retract pencil-type cosmetic content. To this end, a tube of a holder provided with a cosmetic pencil therein is hermetically and tightly assembled inside a container body, a sealing rubber of an upper cap coupled to an upper portion of a container body is hermetically and tightly assembled to the upper portion of the container body, and an expanded portion of the tube is tightly assembled to an inner surface of a coupling hole of the container body, thereby achieving excellent airtightness. Thus, when the cosmetic-pencil container is stored and carried, moisture, fragrances, and original ingredients of the cosmetic pencil are prevented from being evaporated, and outside air is prevented from being flowing into the container body, thereby preventing hardening, contamination, and deterioration of the cosmetic pencil, and preserving quality of the cosmetic pencil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CTK CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Jin Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 10973301
    Abstract: The invention concerns a packaging device (10) for a cosmetic product (P), especially for a solid or pasty cosmetic product, having a base (20), an intermediate part (30) intended to carry the product (P) and a lid (40), the intermediate part (30) being secured to the base (20) and the lid (40) being mounted hinged on the intermediate part (30) so that said lid (40) occupies two positions, a first position, called the closed position of the device where the base (20) and the lid (40) together define a substantially closed space, and a second position, called the opened position of the device where the lid (40) is retracted inside the base (20), wherein the lid (40) is configured to be blocked in an opened position—reciprocally in a closed position—by blocking means having at least one protrusion (39) of matter protruding from the intermediate part (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ALBEA SERVICES
    Inventor: Yann Crapet
  • Patent number: 10973302
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compact container having a tension part integrally formed therein, which is a compact container comprising an outer container which is equipped with a button, and an outer container lid which is hinge-coupled to one side of the outer container and opens and closes, wherein a middle body is coupled to the inner side of the outer container, a tension part is integrally formed on one side of the middle body, a lower inclined part of the tension part has an angle of 30-55° and a thickness of 0.5-2.5 mm, and when the outer container lid is closed the lower inclined part is pushed by the outer container lid so as to go 0.2-1.0 mm to the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: PUM-TECH KOREA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Do Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 10973303
    Abstract: A blotting and lipstick system in a single component wherein one end comprises a lipstick and the other end comprises a blotter. The blotting and lipstick system in one device provides a convenient way for a user to apply a beautifying cosmetic to the lips and then blot the lipstick to prevent the lipstick from getting on the teeth of the user. Both the lipstick and the blotter have a rotating mechanism whereby they can be raised or lowered for convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Barbara Esposito
  • Patent number: 10973304
    Abstract: Finger mascara includes: a container for containing a cosmetic material; an application unit coupled to the container; and a middle unit for detachably coupling the application unit to the container. The application unit includes: a finger insertion part in which a user can insert a finger from above; an outer cylinder surrounding the periphery of the finger insertion part and having an upward opening; a plurality of elastic supporting parts extending upward from the outer cylinder and capable of wrapping the finger inserted from above and being elastically transformed in a direction away from a central axis of the outer cylinder as the finger is inserted; a stick extending downward from one point of the inner space of the outer cylinder; and a brush for applying cosmetic material by coating the same thereon, wherein a free end of the elastic supporting parts is provided with a tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yeon Ju Cho, Hae Won Jeong, Eun Sil Han, Hyun Woo Roh
  • Patent number: 10973305
    Abstract: A system may include an acromion-socket constructed out of multiple components that are shaped to engage a user's acromion-portion. The system may also include a strap positioned away from the user's neck by the acromion-socket to connect a load to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Stephen M. Plante
  • Patent number: 10973306
    Abstract: A firefighter backpack assembly for transporting equipment for wildfire fighting includes a panel that is wearable on a user's back and a pair of shoulder straps each being coupled to the panel for wearing over a respective one of the user's shoulders. A tool bag is coupled to the panel to carry tools thereby facilitating hands-free transportation of the tools when the user wears the panel. A pair of belts is each coupled to the panel to secure a chainsaw to the panel thereby facilitating hands-free transportation of the chainsaw. A storage pouch is suspended from the tool bag to contain a fire shelter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Ernest Peters
  • Patent number: 10973307
    Abstract: A foldable hammock frame comprising two elongate support members hinged at opposite ends. Between the two ends of said elongate support members a conventional hammock can be diploid. The frame designed with the curvature of the two support members allowing the foldable hammock frame to stand in multiple stable positions that provide comfort for the user. Hinges allow the frame to be folded and are equipped with an angle limiter that limits the angle of the hinge opening in unfolded position. The foldable hammock frame has a locking mechanism and can be locked in unfolded position preventing accidental folding while in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventors: Tihomir Tsanev, Detelina T. Tsaneva
  • Patent number: 10973308
    Abstract: A reconfigurable waterproof bag is defined by a plurality of material surfaces extending in three dimensions, a strap for carrying the bag, and one or plurality of strap guide(s) into which the strap is disposed and through which the strap may be moved, the strap guide extending within or without the bag from any one of the plurality of surfaces to any other one of the plurality of material surfaces in three dimensional space without limitation to define a geometry of a strap path and coupling of the strap to the bag so that the bag is reconfigurable in a plurality of different carrying modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Melissa Holtz
  • Patent number: 10973309
    Abstract: A versatile jacket and backpack that combines portability and wearability for maximum flexibility. The jacket can be worn in a variety of configurations, and even stored in the adaptable back pack when not in use. The jacket portion is reversible for stylistic variety and accommodates attachment of the backpack on both the front and back of the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Creola Thomas
  • Patent number: 10973310
    Abstract: Kits, assemblies and components for positioning a device, methods of positioning a device, positioned devices. In some aspects, a device is an electronic device, a smart phone or a camera. A representative method comprises adhering at least a first attachment element (suction element and/or releasable adhesive material) of an attachment assembly (comprising the first attachment element and a first interface element (at least one magnetic element and/or at least one magnet-adhering element)) to a first surface, and magnetically adhering a device assembly (comprising a first magnet-adhering element and a device) to the attachment assembly, the first interface element attached to the first attachment element, the device attached to the first magnet-adhering element. A representative positioned device comprises a device attached to a first magnet-adhering element which is magnetically adhered to a magnetic element (which is attached to an attachment element that is adhered to a first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventors: James M. Vlassis, Racquel M. Vlassis, Isabella M. Vlassis, Dean J. Vlassis, Benito R. Vlassis, Giselle R. Vlassis
  • Patent number: 10973311
    Abstract: A hair brush comprising: a first half that includes a first brush head connected to a first handle; a second half that includes a second brush head connected to a second handle; a plurality of first bristles and second bristles attached to the first brush head and the second brush head, wherein the bristles are arranged in multiple groups in which each group includes a second bristle surrounded by multiple first bristles; and a hinge that connects the first half to the second half, wherein the hinge biases the hair brush in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup
  • Patent number: 10973312
    Abstract: An application element and an applicator comprising pluralities of said application elements on a molded support is provided for applying a product such as a cosmetic, a medicinal or a care product. At least one application element of the applicator includes a base portion and at least one thin projection. The thin projection includes at least one surface and wherein the at least one outer surface flushes with at least a portion of an outer surface of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ZEN DESIGN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Leo Clifford Pires, Roger Hwang, Smita Srivastava, Rahul Bose
  • Patent number: 10973313
    Abstract: A portable toothbrush having an internal water source that allows a user to brush his or her teeth while away from a bathroom or other external water source. The portable toothbrush has an internal water source for dispensing water into a user's mouth and a storage receptable for suctioning waste or rinse water from the user's mouth back into the storage receptacle for disposal after use. The toothbrush may have the toothpaste impregnated on the toothbrush head or the toothpaste may be contained in refillable receptacle as a part of the toothbrush head. The toothbrush of the present invention can be automatic (electric motor or pump) or manual. The toothbrush can be a one-time use toothbrush or multiple-use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Lance W. Schneier
  • Patent number: 10973314
    Abstract: An inner organ for a vehicle, including a retractable shelf, extending between a free end and an end for connecting to a movement mechanism, and deployable between a retracted position and a deployed position. The movement mechanism includes: at least one first rail, extending between a lower end and an upper end; for each first rail, a cursor movable along this first rail, and coupled to the connecting end of the shelf; and an element for blocking the shelf in the deployed position. The blocking element is connected to the connecting end of the shelf by a pivot link, is movable along a second rail, and cooperates in the deployed position with a wall arranged at the connecting end of the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventor: Romain Paindavoine
  • Patent number: 10973315
    Abstract: A device stand includes a support in which a platform is rotatably mounted, the rotatable mounting allowing the platform to spin by rotating rapidly or twirling about an axis. The platform is typically a circular or rounded disk and is constructed and arranged to support a device, such as a smartphone, allowing the device to spin with the spinning platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Guy Shmuel Haham
  • Patent number: 10973316
    Abstract: A cabinet assembly and cabinet assembly kit include two side panels and a rear panel coupled by hinge assemblies. Each hinge assembly includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a linkage. The first and second brackets each include a key that alternate to create a key channel when the one of the side panels is positioned at a generally right angle relative to the rear panel. Each hinge assembly permits the cabinet assembly to be configured in a folded configuration in which the side panels are parallel with the rear panel. A locking bracket includes a locking member sized and shaped to be inserted into the key channel. The locking bracket locks the side panel into a substantially right angle relative to the rear panel when the locking member is inserted into the key channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Servies, Nicholas Jackson, Lauren Perrine
  • Patent number: 10973317
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hutch having a pair of opposed sidewalls and a back wall and a shelf having a first planar surface extending between the sidewalls supported by four support panels each having a second planar surface transverse to the first planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Menasha Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Alan Gibbons, Jr., Hector Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10973318
    Abstract: An adaptor for facilitating mounting of a shelf divider for pivoting around an axis perpendicular to uniformly spaced apart wires of a shelf include a frame having side members that are fixedly spaced apart, an axle extending between the side members on which a shelf divider can be pivotably mounted, and snap-fit connectors configured to releasably secure the adaptor onto spaced apart parallel wires of a wire shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: LogiQuip LLC
    Inventor: Mark Roberts
  • Patent number: 10973319
    Abstract: A wardrobe apparatus comprising a body supporting a rail, a frame, and a movement mechanism, wherein the actuation means is arranged to move the rail vertically from a first position distal the frame to a second position proximate the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: James Alen Eames
  • Patent number: 10973320
    Abstract: A wine bottle fixing device including a cylindrical body, a sliding component slidably disposed at the cylindrical body, and a first sensing component is provided. The cylindrical body surrounds an accommodating space and has an opening. The wine bottle is adapted to be inserted into the accommodating space through the opening. The sliding component is adapted to slide between a first position and a second position along an axis. The first sensing component includes a first sensor and a first sensed component. One of the first sensor and the first sensed component is disposed on the sliding component, and the other is located beside the opening. The first sensor is adapted to detect the first sensed component when the sliding component is at the first position and close to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Chi Lee, Hsi-Pin Chuang, Chih-Mao Ho
  • Patent number: 10973321
    Abstract: A workspace system includes different base components, different accessory interfaces and different accessories. Different accessory interfaces may be fixed to different base components, and different accessories may be releasably engaged by different, or the same accessory interfaces. The same accessories may be engaged by different accessory interfaces. The base components and accessories may be reconfigured to define different workspaces. Methods of assembling and reconfiguring the workspaces are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Allen, Charles Beasley, William Bennie, Justin G. Beitzel, Antonio Caballero, Rachel Dekker, Sean M. Derrick, Kristi Hooper, Brandon Johnson, Daniel Perez Marin, Alban Moriniere, Jessica Napper, Eric A. Otto, Penghao Shan, Thomas Siffer
  • Patent number: 10973322
    Abstract: A slide rail assembly includes a first rail and a second rail. The first rail has a plurality of walls and is provided with a blocking feature, wherein the walls jointly define a channel. The second rail is provided with a foolproof feature. When the second rail, after being turned through a predetermined angle with respect to the first rail, is mounted into the channel from outside the channel, the foolproof feature and the blocking feature block each other to prevent the second rail from being retracted with respect to the first rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Kai-Wen Yu, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10973323
    Abstract: A securing device (1) for securing a front panel of a drawer to a drawer frame, having a holding element (2) for securing to the front panel and a closing element (3) for securing to the drawer frame. A spring (44) is operatively connected to the closure (50). The closure (50) is implemented for exposing a holding region of the holding element (2) in an open rotational position of the closure (50), and for blocking the holding region in a closed position of the closure (50). A transmission element (60) is hinged to the closure by a rotating/sliding connection on the closure side spaced apart from the rotary axis of the closure. A rotating/sliding connection on the opener side having a first bearing element (64) is disposed on the transmission element (60) opposite the rotating/sliding connection on the closure side. The rotating/sliding connection on the opener side produces a connection to a displaceably supported opener (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samet Kalip Ve Maden Esya San. Ve Tic. A.S.
    Inventors: Christian Prentner, Nurettin Güzeltepe
  • Patent number: 10973324
    Abstract: A frame corner member includes an elongated hollow extrusion having a central corner portion and two leg portions extending from the central portion. Each leg portion includes an inner side wall spaced from and parallel to an outer side wall, and merging with the central portion. An outer end wall joins the inner and outer side walls, which each include an inner surface facing the inner surface of the other side wall. An opening through the outer end wall defines a space between the inner and outer side walls adjacent one end of the extrusion for receiving one end of one of frame side members and end members. At least one of the inner surfaces in the space has discrete surface features adapted to grip and retain the one end of one of the side members and end members in the space when received through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: BALANCED BODY, INC.
    Inventors: Ken Endelman, Kit W. Spelman
  • Patent number: 10973325
    Abstract: A desk top safety partition preferably includes a sheet frame, a clear flexible sheet and a pair of legs. The sheet frame includes a pair of vertical poles, a pair of horizontal poles and four pole connectors. Each pole connector includes a side hole and a lengthwise bore. The side hole and the lengthwise bore are sized to receive the poles. Two pole connectors are pushed on to each end of a horizontal pole to form a top support and a bottom support. The clear flexible sheet includes pole loops to receive the vertical poles. Each leg preferably includes a leg pole and three pole connectors. A bottom of the vertical poles are inserted into pole connectors of the pair of legs. A C-shaped safety partition includes three sheet frames, three clear flexible sheets, a plurality of pole connectors and a plurality of routing clamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: GOFF'S ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Brian Morgan
  • Patent number: 10973326
    Abstract: An item of seating furniture, in particular an office chair, having a pedestal with a support column on which a first rotational axis for a backrest is arranged which is pivotable between an upright starting position and a reclined resting position. The backrest is articulately connected in its lower region to a seat part, and when the seat part is in one piece, the articulatable connection is provided about a second axis. When the seating furniture is in the upright starting position, the second axis is arranged below the first axis. The rear seat part is non-rotatably connected to the backrest. The front seat part or the one-piece seat part is supported by kinematicsin relation to the carrying frame. The front seat part or the one-piece seat part is lowered relative to the rear seat part or the backrest by means of kinematics when the backrest is pivoted back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Franz Ehrenleitner
  • Patent number: 10973327
    Abstract: A recliner, comprising: (a) a stationary base frame; (b) a cushion frame slidably engaged to the base frame; and (c) a backrest frame pivotally engaged to the cushion frame via a pair of opposing recliner mechanisms mounted to the base frame, wherein, as the cushion frame extends in an extension direction, the cushion frame engages the pair of opposing recliner mechanisms so that the backrest frame pivots in a reclining direction simultaneously with the extension of the cushion frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Galus Chelaidite
  • Patent number: 10973328
    Abstract: A furniture item comprises various components for assembly thereof. The furniture items include a substantially flat seat portion, a substantially flat back portion, connectors for securing the flat seat portion to the flat back portion, and a plurality of legs for attachment to the seat portion. Cushions are provided and may be configured to form barriers for use adjacent the seat portion and the back portion when packed in a container. Additionally, compressed and sealed cushions may also be provided to form barriers for use adjacent the seat portion and back portion when packed in a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NOBLE HOUSE HOME FURNISHINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Siew Kin Tham
  • Patent number: 10973329
    Abstract: An article of furniture includes a seat frame, first and second spaced apart seat connectors, a plurality of elongated seat panels, first and second spaced apart back post connectors, and a plurality of elongated back panels. The seat connectors and the back connectors include an upper bulbous member, a lower bulbous member, and a web disposed therebetween. The panels include first and second spaced apart channels therein with cutouts extending from the channels and opening onto a surface of the seat panels. The channels of the seat panels are receivable on the upper bulbous members of the spaced apart seat connectors to form a seat, and the channels of the back panels are receivable on the front bulbous members of the spaced apart back connectors to form a back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TELESCOPE CASUAL FURNITURE, INC.
    Inventor: Jacob S. Warren
  • Patent number: 10973330
    Abstract: In a preferred form the invention there is a lateral support forming part of a seat of a wheelchair, comprising a bracket (1), a hinge body (2), a forward plate (3) having padding and a lever (17). The lever (17) is arranged so it can be turned by hand to move a bolt (18) into a pin (5) whereby the hinge body is prevented from swinging about the pin. The lever (17) is also arranged so it can be subsequently turned by hand to cause a cam face (21) of the lever to ride along a complimentary engaging surface (22) of the hinge body. This forces the bolt (18) from the pin (5) thereby freeing the hinge body (2) to swing about the pin (5) and, as a consequence, to swing the plate (3) to facilitate access to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Roydon Mark Scarlett
  • Patent number: 10973331
    Abstract: Certain aspects of present disclosure relate to single-side and dual-side backpain relieve sitting devices. In certain embodiment, single-side backpain relieve sitting device includes a rectangular baseplate, a backpain relieve cushion support mounted on the rectangular baseplate, a backpain relieve cushion formed on a top end of backpain relieve cushion support. A dual side backpain relieve sitting device is constructed placing one single-side backpain relieve sitting device on one side of the rectangular baseplate, and another symmetric single-side backpain relieve sitting device on other side of the rectangular baseplate. The backpain relieve sitting device is removably and vertically mounted on a chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Back Works LLC
    Inventor: Scott A Boschetto
  • Patent number: 10973332
    Abstract: An adjustable chair can support an occupant that sits on a front portion of a seat cushion. When the user leans back, the chair can provide back support without requiring that the user slide rearwardly along the seat cushion, thereby providing back support to minimize, limit, or substantially eliminate lower back fatigue, discomfort, or the like. A back support of the chair can be located at a desired forward/rearward position based on the user's position on the seat. In some settings, the chair can be used by a card dealer who tends to sit on a forward portion of the seat when dealing cards. The back support can be positioned to comfortably support the dealer's back when, for example, the dealer sits generally upright. The chair can also be used by other individuals that frequently sit on the front of the seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: InkBed, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Richardson
  • Patent number: 10973333
    Abstract: A stadium seat having a seat back structure that is movable from a seat back forward position to a seat back rearward position. The seat back structure has an occupant contact surface. In the seat back forward position, the occupant contact surface has a planar contour. In the seat back rearward position, the occupant contact surface has non-planar contour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.á r.l.
    Inventor: Kurt Seibold
  • Patent number: 10973334
    Abstract: In a configuration in which a holder holding a controller is mounted on a seat part with a plate-shaped member, the exposure of the mounting part of the plate-shaped member on which the holder is mounted is eliminated. A seat device includes a pressure sensor measuring a value relating to the seated person's state a vibration imparting device performing a vibration imparting operation, an ECU controlling the vibration imparting device corresponding to the measurement result of the pressure sensor, a holder holding the ECU, and a mounting bracket fixed to a lower frame such that the holder is mounted on the lower frame of a seat part. The mounting bracket includes a mounting projection on which a side wall of the holder is mounted in a predetermined mounting direction. When the side wall is mounted on the mounting projection, the mounting projection is covered with the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Sugiyama, Takayuki Inose
  • Patent number: 10973335
    Abstract: A furniture object includes a load-bearing support assembly, a seating assembly, and a seal assembly. The load-bearing support assembly may support a structural load. The load-bearing support assembly includes a plurality of load-bearing beams. The seating assembly may receive the structural load such that the seating assembly conducts the structural load to the load-bearing support assembly. The seal assembly includes a partition structure configured to define a sealable aperture into an interior of the furniture object. The load-bearing beams, the seating assembly, and the seal assembly collectively define a sealable enclosure within an interior of the furniture object, such that the furniture object may hold a plurality of separate pieces of a separate furniture object within the enclosure, and the partition structure may detach from a remainder structure of the seal assembly to enable removal of the plurality of separate pieces from the enclosure through the opened aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: Abedan Kanthasamy
  • Patent number: 10973336
    Abstract: Mattress assemblies including static and adjustable mattress foundations generally include a foundation frame including side frame members and transverse frame members attached at respective ends by a corner bracket at each of the respective ends to define a generally rectangular shape. An adjustable support leg coupled to each one of the corner brackets for automatically elevating the foundation frame relative to ground. The adjustable support leg can include an outer tubular member fastened to an interior facing portion of the corner bracket including an end cap, wherein the end cap includes an aperture. A motorized linear actuator can be coupled to the outer tubular member, which can include a motor and an extendible portion coupled to the motor. The extendible portion is configured to selectively retract from and extend through the end cap to change the elevation of the foundation frame relative to ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: DREAMWELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Kramer, Jeffrey M. Woodall, Francis Jan, Brian Wiggins