Patents Issued in May 13, 2021
  • Publication number: 20210137240
    Abstract: A hair removal apparatus constituted of: an elongated heating element constituted of a material which generates heat responsive to electric power being applied thereto; and a hair adjustment unit comprising: a first elongated member generally in parallel with the elongated heating element, a second elongated member generally in parallel with the elongated heating element, and a plurality of extension members extending from the second elongated member, away from the first elongated member, the elongated heating element positioned between the first elongated member and the extension members, wherein each extension member exhibits a base end and a tip end, each extension member extending from the second elongated member at the base end towards the tip end, and wherein a first face of each of the plurality of extension members, at the tip ends, and a face of the first elongated member define a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Philip SOLOMON
  • Publication number: 20210137241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic container equipped with a top cap having improved sealing force comprising: a container main body for accommodating content; a discharge means, formed on the inside of the container main body, for discharging the content; an applicator coupled to the top portion of the discharge means and provided with a discharge port on one side; and the top cap coupled to the top portion of the container main body, wherein the top cap is provided with a sealing member on the inside and has a structure wherein a sealed portion is formed at the center of the sealing member, so that when the top cap is closed over the container main body, the applicator is tightly coupled to be in close contact with the sealed portion in the sealing member thereby improving the sealing force of the applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Do Hoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20210137242
    Abstract: A system for refilling a stick product, such as lipstick or deodorant, in a propel-repel dispenser allows the reuse of the propel-repel mechanism. The stick product refill is shaped and dimensioned to be inserted into the open end of the dispenser and to attach to the receptacle that holds the stick product after the used product has been removed. Attachment of the refill to the stick receptacle is by an attachment means on the outer surface of an anchor cap enclosing the distal end of the refill and/or on the receptacle itself. Once secured to the receptacle, the refill can be advanced and retracted by the propel-repel mechanism so that it protrudes when in use and is withdrawn with the dispenser to protect it when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Chan
  • Publication number: 20210137243
    Abstract: A refillable dispenser including a casing and a platform for receiving consumable material. A knob rotatably mounted at a bottom end of the dispenser is mechanically coupled to the platform such that rotating the knob moves the platform up or down within the dispenser. Gripping arms connected to the platform are configured to flex toward a longitudinal axis and engage the consumable material when the platform is away from a top travel position such that the consumable material is secured to the platform. The gripping arms are configured to flex away from the longitudinal axis and release the consumable material from the platform when the platform is at the top travel position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Michael P. Nolan, John T. Morrisey
  • Publication number: 20210137244
    Abstract: A discrete dispensed product comprising a first portion; and a second portion at least partially surrounding the first portion provides a premium and distinct appearance to consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Michael ZUKOWSKI, Sudeep CHAKRAVARTY, Yu WANG, Suxuan GONG
  • Publication number: 20210137245
    Abstract: The present apparatus provides a makeup sponge with a coating that resists absorption of makeup and other materials by the sponge. The makeup sponge has the same compressibility and softness of a prior art sponge, while providing the stain resistance and cleanability of a silicon sponge. Because the makeup sponge can be easily cleaned, it can be used with a plurality of makeup products. Because it does not absorb makeup or skin materials, the present apparatus can be used for long periods of time without the need for replacement. The present apparatus has a shape that allows multiple makeup procedures to be undertaken with different portions and surfaces of the apparatus. The coating is non-allergenic and flexes with the sponge so that it does not crack or flake during use. The coating is non-absorbent so that makeup and skin material does not become absorbed or embedded in the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Christina Marie May
  • Publication number: 20210137246
    Abstract: A cosmetic stamp is shown. It includes a a stamping element body, with a first portion coupled to a second portion. It also includes a first cosmetic stamping element removably coupled to a first side of the first portion. The first cosmetic stamping element includes an applicator. The stamp also has a second cosmetic stamping element removably coupled to a second side of the first portion. The second cosmetic stamping element includes a second applicator. At least one cosmetic component is also housed in the stamping element body. The first applicator and second applicator are removably coupled within said stamping element body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Youl Mae Lee
  • Publication number: 20210137247
    Abstract: An eyelash protection assembly includes a top sheet that is positionable on top of a user's eyelashes. A first mating member is coupled to the top sheet and the first mating member is comprised of a magnetic material. A bottom sheet is positionable beneath the user's eyelashes such that the user's eyelashes are compressed between the top sheet and the bottom sheet to inhibit the eyelashes from being deformed when the user is sleeping. A second mating member is coupled to the bottom sheet and the second mating member is comprised of a magnetic material. The second mating member magnetically engages the first mating member for retaining the top sheet and the bottom sheet on the user's eyelashes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Reyna Medina
  • Publication number: 20210137248
    Abstract: A container holder may include an inner liner, an outer shell, and an intermediate layer in between the inner liner and the outer shell. The inner liner may provide an inner wall. And the inner wall may include a cavity for receiving a container. The container holder can define a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may follow a curved profile and the second portion may follow a flat profile such that a cross-section of the container holder follows a D-shape. The second portion may have a series of openings extending through the outer shell to vent the cavity to an outside. A series of loops may cover the series of openings on the second portion and a pair of clips can be mounted to the series of loops. A bottom vent can extend through the base, the intermediate layer, and the inner liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: John W. Dow, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20210137249
    Abstract: A backpack and hood combination device for shielding a user's head includes a backpack and a hood. The backpack comprises a pair of shoulder straps that is configured to position over shoulders of a user to couple the backpack to the user. An upper limit of the backpack is positioned proximate to a base of a neck of the user and a rear of the backpack substantially abuts a back of the user. The hood is coupled to and positioned in a pouch that is coupled to the upper limit proximate to the rear of the backpack. The hood is selectively extensible from the pouch through a pouch opening that is positioned in the pouch. The hood is configured to cover a head of the user to protect the head of the user from windchill and moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Winston Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210137250
    Abstract: A mobile device protection case is provided. The mobile device protection case includes a planar base. A perimeter sidewall is connected to the planar base and extends upward from a perimeter of the planar base. The perimeter sidewall also defines an interior volume. The interior volume is sized to allow for a mobile device to be placed in the interior volume. A number of apertures are placed on a corner portion of the perimeter sidewall. The apertures are designed to allow a first lanyard to be connected to the mobile device protection case. A connection ring is also placed on a rear surface of the planar base. The connection ring is designed to allow the mobile device protection case to receive a second lanyard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Vinson Foster
  • Publication number: 20210137251
    Abstract: A multipurpose hands-free carrying apparatus that includes a main body, an upper bracket, a lower bracket, a first support section, a second support section, and a retaining portion. The upper bracket curvingly extends from the main body. The lower bracket curvingly extends from the main body. The lower bracket is positioned proximate to the upper bracket. The lower bracket comprises an aperture. The first support section longitudinally extends from the main body. The second support section longitudinally extends from the main body opposite the first support section. The retaining portion extends from the main body opposite the upper bracket, is resiliently coupled to the main body. The retaining portion is also positioned proximate to the upper bracket opposite the lower bracket and configured to demountably couple the apparatus to a garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel Bourque
  • Publication number: 20210137252
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a duty belt with a first number of compartments positioned along the length of the duty belt allowing for a second number of removable support inserts to be inserted into the first number of compartments of the user's choice. The duty belt being supportive of loads from objects than can be mounted onto the duty belt having areas in between compartments or portions of an individual compartment not containing removable support inserts Various aspects of the duty belted disclosed herein allow for flexibility in all axis relative to the length of the duty belt making the duty belt supporting to loads and flexible, thereby allowing the duty belt to follow the shape of user's body during movement, and to be folded for storage or transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Anton Birk Knudsen
  • Publication number: 20210137253
    Abstract: Provided is a sports arm band, including an arm band body. The arm band body includes a substrate material layer, a first material layer and a second material layer. The substrate material layer includes a first storage region and a second storage region that are disposed adjacent to each other and arranged on an upper surface of the substrate material layer. The first material layer forms, together with the first storage region, a first storage cavity for accommodating a first-type accompanying article. The first material layer is in a folded-plane state when no first-type accompanying article is stored in the first storage cavity, and is in an elastically stretched state and is attached to the first-type accompanying article when the first storage cavity accommodates the first-type accompanying article. The second material layer forms, together with the second storage region, a second storage cavity for accommodating a second-type accompanying article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Yao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210137254
    Abstract: A buoyancy device for securing an object such as a mobile phone. The buoyancy device has a buoyant member having a flexible body with first and second ends and an imaginary longitudinal axis. When the ends are brought together the buoyant member forms a ring that can be engaged by a boat hook or by a user's hand. Extending outwardly beyond the first and second ends is a tether with first and second distal end portions. To secure the mobile device, a connector is provided with an anchor end to which the tether is secured. Also extending from the connector is an ear that is adapted to engage the mobile device so that an engagement force that secures the object to the ear exceeds the weight of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Carol Diane CASEY
  • Publication number: 20210137255
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed an interchangeable broom bristle with at least one releasable agent. The broom bristles may be part of a broom including a handle and a broom head. The bristles are adapted to include at least one agent, which when the broom is in use the at least one agent is released. The agent may be a perfume or the like which releases a scent via friction when adjacent bristles come into contact with each other. The agent may include an anti-bacterial composition and/or a cleaning agent. Additionally, the broom head may be adapted to be interchangeable. The bristles may take various forms and the bristle head may include at least one type or form of bristle and/or any combination of at least two types or forms of bristle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Jacob Koby Ohayon
  • Publication number: 20210137256
    Abstract: An apparatus for buffing and washing teeth comprising a handle, pad, and buffing material. The handle provides an elongated body. The pad comprises a bottom portion and a top portion. The bottom portion has a flat configuration and the top portion has a flat or concave or convex configuration. The buffing material mounts at top surface of pad, and takes the shape of the top surface of the pad. The bottom portion removably mounts to the handle. The apparatus allows to buff teeth after brushing with toothbrush. User uses apparatus in dry or wet condition. User holds handle and places buffing material against the teeth and moves buffing material back and forth over surface of teeth to remove tiny scratches left on surface of the enamel. Buffing material removes/reduces stains on enamel and smoothens/shines teeth. Buffing material presents a thick configuration and mounts to handle without need for the pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Nickey Bishop
  • Publication number: 20210137257
    Abstract: A brush head (10) and a method (200) for manufacturing a brush head. The method (200) includes stamping (220) a plurality of openings (62) into a strip or roll of backing material (60). A bristle tuft (21) is inserted into each of the openings in the backing material. A proximal end (23) of each bristle tuft is bonded to a proximal side (63) of the backing material to create a merged proximal end head portion (26). Excess portions of the backing material are removed to form a plurality of carrier elements (24) about the openings from the backing material. The carrier elements form a plurality of merged tuft assemblies (20). A platen (42) of a neck (40) is positioned in relation to the merged tuft assemblies. A matrix material (30) is injected around the platen and the merged tuft assemblies to at least partially encompass the platen and the carrier elements of the merged tuft assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Martin VARCH, Michael MEIDL, Florian KOPEINIG
  • Publication number: 20210137258
    Abstract: A hair brush includes a housing and a cooling device in the housing. A comb is in thermally conductive contact with the cooling device and adapted to be cooled when thermal energy in the form of heat is transferred by the cooling device in a direction away from the comb. The comb has a hair contacting surface. The hair contacting surface comprises one or more teeth adapted to directly engage a user's hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: CONAIR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Denise TAM, Vito James Carlucci, Karen Lynne Baudouin
  • Publication number: 20210137259
    Abstract: A brush head (100) and a method of making a tuft spike (20) and a brush head with a plurality of tuft spikes. The brush head includes a matrix (30) having a plurality of receptacles (32) formed therein. A plurality of tuft spikes are each formed of a plurality of bristle strands (22) arranged in a tuft (21) having a free end (25) and a proximal end (23) inserted in a spike body (24). Each tuft spike is disposed in one of the receptacles of the matrix. A brush head neck (40) has a distal platen (42) that is connected to and at least partially encompassed in the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Martin VARCH
  • Publication number: 20210137260
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing round brushes having bristles clamped between two wire portions of a folded wire, comprising a feed station and a subsequent finishing station, wherein in the feed station a wire is bent between two counter holders, and the feed station comprises a bristle feed device and a rotatable gripper adapted to grip the bent wire and twist it during the feed of bristles to anchor the bristles in the wire. In the finishing station, the twisted wire is held by a stationary gripper and further twisted by the rotatable gripper. The bristles are then cut on their outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Ettore MAGNI, Enzo FERRARI
  • Publication number: 20210137261
    Abstract: A blow-molded plastic structure, such as a tabletop, may include an undercut. For example, the tabletop may include a frame receiving portion and a frame connecting structure with an undercut may be disposed in the frame receiving portion. A portion of the frame may contact or engage the frame connecting structure, such as the undercut, when the frame is connected to the tabletop. In an exemplary embodiment, a first side of the frame receiving portion may include a first frame connecting portion with an undercut and a second side of the frame receiving portion may include a second frame connecting portion with an undercut. The first frame connecting portion with an undercut may be disposed on an opposing surface from the second frame connecting portion with an undercut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott Jones, Charles Monsen, Kevin Boydston, Frank M. Clegg
  • Publication number: 20210137262
    Abstract: An ergonomic keyboard apparatus comprising a keyboard frame including an ergonomic contour defined in part by a gabled portion of the keyboard frame that is pitched into a contoured peak that forms a first slope and a second slope on either side of the keyboard frame. A plurality of keys are disposed within the keyboard frame such that key tops of each of the plurality of keys follow the ergonomic contour of the keyboard frame. A wrist pad coupled to the keyboard frame has a gabled center portion and a surface contour that corresponds to the ergonomic contour of the keyboard frame defined by its gabled portion, first slope, and second slope. Each location along at least a portion of the surface contour of the wrist pad is elevated to at least a height of corresponding key tops of the plurality of keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Sylvain Sauvage, Maxence Perret-Gentil, Lars Lauridsen
  • Publication number: 20210137263
    Abstract: A kit is provided that, when assembled, forms a unit of furniture. The kit includes side panels that can rotate about the z axis along the hinge and which have one or more support surfaces to support a base panel. A top panel is connected to the side panels and back panel by a plurality of position members. The kit comprises a plurality of flexible fasteners to reverse-ably lock the side panels to the base panel and to lock the side panels to the top panel and restrict the side panels from z-axis rotation and restrict the base panel and top panel from y-axis rotation. Also provided are methods of assembling and manufacturing the unit of furniture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: AGIO INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ChuangXin Lin, Martin de Blois
  • Publication number: 20210137264
    Abstract: A movable storage assembly has first and second mobile storage units that are selectively movable towards and away from one another and are equipped with a deployable and retractable (or installable and removable) platform to facilitate access to upper regions of the storage units. The platform is movably coupled to one of the mobile storage units and can be repositioned between a deployed or installed position in which the platform interlocks the first storage unit to the second storage forming an elevated walking or standing surface therebetween, and a retracted or removed position in which the platform is partially disconnected to allow the first mobile storage unit to move independently and into close proximity with the second mobile storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas A. French, Delos A. Rockwell, Andrew B. Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20210137265
    Abstract: A product divider includes a base, a divider wall, and a stopper. The divider wall extends from the base. The stopper is coupled to the base and the divider and includes a rear surface, a front surface, and a flange. The rear surface faces the divider wall. The front surface is disposed opposite the rear surface. The flange extends from the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Eric Liedtke, Shane Obitts
  • Publication number: 20210137266
    Abstract: A smart vanity mirror speaker system may include a surface-mounted mirror that includes a mirror on one side and a screen display opposite the mirror, and a module capable of capturing, broadcasting, and recording still photos, audio, and video of a user, wherein the mirror is capable of being adjusted in height and angle. The system may include at least one light ring, a companion device/control panel, and/or an external microphone. The system includes an acoustic chamber connected to a bottom portion of the mirror, the acoustic chamber having a speaker integrated within the acoustic chamber. The acoustic chamber may include a downward-facing full-range driver on a lower end of the acoustic chamber; and a passive base isolator on an upper end of the acoustic chamber. The smart vanity mirror speaker system may pair with at least one Bluetooth®-enabled device or MP3 player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Marcus Pestl, Hendra Wijaya
  • Publication number: 20210137267
    Abstract: A weapon lock includes a latch pivotably coupled to a housing about a latch pivot axis, and includes a base arm, receiver and retainer arms extending transversely away from the base arm, and a pivot limit extension extending longitudinally away from the base arm. A weapon rack is configured to carry the weapon lock and includes upper and lower plates with upper and lower arrays of mounting apertures and pivotably coupled to one another via a hinge. A weapon cabinet is configured to carry the weapon rack and includes an enclosure having a rear wall to which a mounting backplane of the weapon rack is fastened with tamper-evident security fasteners, and having sidewalls, top and bottom walls, and doors hingedly coupled to the sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Schofield, Brad Grabow
  • Publication number: 20210137268
    Abstract: In a skeleton frame of a storage box, a boundary frame, front columns, and rear columns are integrally formed. Therefore, the ease of assembly of the storage box can be improved. In addition, gouged portions that are depressed inward in a width direction from an outermost shape in the width direction of the boundary frame are formed in both side portions in the width direction of the boundary frame. When the skeleton frames are nested, the front columns of the skeleton frame on a lower side are disposed in the gouged portions of the skeleton frame on an upper side. Accordingly, even in the skeleton frame where the rear columns and the front columns are integrally formed with the boundary frame, the skeleton frames can be nested in a vertically stacked state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Iris Ohyama Inc.
    Inventor: Susumu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210137269
    Abstract: An appliance storage assembly includes a storage feature that includes a base and a plurality of walls that extend from the base. The base and the plurality of walls define a storage cavity. A rail assembly includes a rail and a rail slide. The rail slide is coupled to the storage feature and enables the storage feature to move along a length of the rail. A divider includes an upper retaining member and a lower retaining member spaced-apart from one another by at least one connecting member. The upper retaining member defines upper grooves and the lower retaining member defines corresponding lower grooves. A magnet is coupled to the lower retaining member and selectively engages the base of the storage feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kamil Musa El-Sayed, Bartosz Daniel Stawczyk, Atishkumar S. Dhage
  • Publication number: 20210137270
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding a computer peripheral device (including, but not limited to, an external hard drive, a smartphone, and an external CPU) securely and conveniently to a flat screen monitor is presented. A system for securing a computer peripheral device to a laptop computer to optimize the use of space and practice clean organization is also presented. Further presented is a method and system that provides privacy during the use of a laptop computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Gerald Dwayne Holt
  • Publication number: 20210137271
    Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
  • Publication number: 20210137272
    Abstract: A seat skate assembly is configured to be secured to a fitting of a seat assembly. The seat skate assembly includes a pin-retaining guide including a plurality of pin cavities configured to receive and retain one or more pins of the fitting, one or more wheel couplers, and one or more wheel members rotatably coupled to the wheel coupler(s). The wheel member(s) allow the seat assembly to be moved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Jody Brooks
  • Publication number: 20210137273
    Abstract: A footrest useful for supporting a user's foot when tying shoelaces, comprises an elongated support having a longitudinal axis, and a first member and a second member perpendicularly connected to the elongated support wherein at least one of the first member and the second member is adapted to move relative to and about the elongated axis. The first member and the second member are substantially adjacent to one another in a folded position, and the first member and the second member are spread apart in a deployed position for forming an angle therebetween sufficient to ensure stability of the footrest when the user's foot is placed on the elongated support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: EFRAIM TAIB
  • Publication number: 20210137274
    Abstract: A furniture barrier apparatus for preventing items from getting beneath furniture includes a barrier body having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween forming a body cavity. The barrier body is flexible such that it can be shaped to match a profile of a furniture item and a height of the sidewall is configured to fit securely between an underside of the furniture item and the floor. A filling is coupled to the barrier body within the body cavity. A pair of end loops coupled to the barrier body, the pair of end loops being coupled to the first end and the second end and is configured to selectively engage a pair of back feet of the furniture item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: William Sato
  • Publication number: 20210137275
    Abstract: A slatted grate for reclining or seating furniture, includes a frame for receiving at least two zone elements, in which at least one slat is arranged on the zone elements. The slatted grate further includes an elastic longitudinal bracing member, and the zone elements are connected to one another and/or to a transverse side of the frame by the longitudinal bracing member. A support member is fastened to the frame for mounting the at least two zone elements along a longitudinal extension of the frame, and at least one elastic transverse bracing element is provided. The zone elements are connected to a longitudinal side of the frame by a transverse bracing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Josef LANGEGGER, Johannes LANGEGGER
  • Publication number: 20210137276
    Abstract: What are described are shaped hot-cure flexible PU foam articles, preferably mattresses and/or cushions, wherein the hot-cure flexible polyurethane foam has been obtained by reaction of at least one polyol component and at least one isocyanate component in the presence of at least one compound of formula (1a) and at least one compound of formula (1b) and at least one blowing agent and at least one catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Rüdiger Landers, Daniela Hermann, Isabelle Denise Wessely, Michael Ferenz, Rainer Ziegler
  • Publication number: 20210137277
    Abstract: A shaped body having at least one spring and at least one foam section. The uppermost section of the foam section is attached to the uppermost section of the at least one spring, and the lowest section of the foam section is attached to the lowest section of the at least one spring. The shaped body may be a viscoelastic foam and may include a temperature-regulating device arranged in thermal contact with the foam section and a control device for the temperature-regulating device adapted to adjust the firmness of the foam section by alteration of temperature. The shaped body is used as a bed or mattress for promoting sleep in one application or as a cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Tobias KIRCHHOFF
  • Publication number: 20210137278
    Abstract: The utility model relates to a crimping structure of a surface coating fabric of an article, which is mainly applied to a soft package of soft furniture and wall decoration. The crimping structure includes a coating fabric and a coated object, wherein the coating fabric includes a fabric body and a free end, the free end is folded upwardly and then fixed with the fabric body to form a strip-shaped accommodating hole, the accommodating hole is internally provided with a fixing rod in a penetrating manner, an accommodating groove is provided in the bottom of the coated object, and the fixing rod is engaged within the accommodating groove. A product coated by the crimping structure of the utility model is attractive, natural and full in effect, and difficult to crimp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Chien-yeh CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210137279
    Abstract: A cover-material fixing clip includes: a chuck having a base portion, a first holding piece and a second holding piece; a hook configured to be engaged with a wire to be located in a groove of a cushion material; and an engagement opening defined between the chuck and a leading end of the hook. The base portion, the first holding piece and the second holding piece define a retention groove for holding the held body attached to the cover material. The engagement opening has an opening dimension in a range from 50% to 80% of a width of the retention groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Madoka Nanbu, Wanli Zhang, Kenji Dono, Seiichiro Yonezawa, Genta Matsumura, Tetsuya Yoshino, Tsutomu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20210137280
    Abstract: A convertible enclosure system includes a rigid structure covered by a flexible liner. The rigid structure includes an upper frame with a first side bar, a second side bar, a front bar, and a rear bar, and legs extending downward from the upper frame and terminating at foot ends. The front and rear bars are adjustable in length between a retracted length and an extended length. The flexible liner includes an upper member surrounding upper frame, a bottom member operably connected to foot ends of each of the legs, and a sidewall extending between the upper member and the bottom member. The flexible liner is configured to adjust in size as the length of the front bar and the length of the rear bar is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Janet VILLANO, Maurits HOMAN, Erin KNOWLTON, Alex GEORG, Chelsea CARTER
  • Publication number: 20210137281
    Abstract: A baby carrier includes: a belt part configured to be fixed to a waist of a wearer; a hip seat coupled to the belt part and configured to support a hip of a baby; and a fastener part including a first fastening member connected to the belt part and a second fastening member connected to the hip seat and removably coupled to the first fastening member. The hip seat includes a connecting portion fixed to the belt part, a seating portion foldably extending from an upper side of the connecting portion and configured to support a baby, and a support portion foldably extending from a lower side of the connecting portion and configured to support the seating portion. One end portions of the first fastening member and the second fastening member are connected to the belt part and an outer surface of the support portion, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Jin-Seop LEE
  • Publication number: 20210137282
    Abstract: A baby carrier has a support panel for supporting a baby, shoulder straps each having a first end connected to an upper portion of the support panel and a second end including a shoulder strap connector, side connectors connected to the sides of the support panel and being selectively connectable to at least one of shoulder strap connectors, and a waist belt connected to a lower portion of the support panel, the waist belt having waist belt connectors being selectively connectable to at least one of the shoulder strap connectors. The baby carrier has at least first and second configurations, the first configuration being different from the second configuration. In the first configuration of the baby carrier, the shoulder strap connectors are connected to the side connectors, and in the second configuration of the baby carrier, the shoulder strap connectors are connected to the waist belt connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Christine DUHAIME
  • Publication number: 20210137283
    Abstract: A refrigerated display case having a front and including a duct to direct an air stream flow through a bottom, a back, and a top of the refrigerated display case, a guide vane communicating with the top of the duct to redirect the air stream flow along the front of the refrigerated display case, and a receiver coupled to the bottom of the duct to accept the air stream flow redirected by the guide vane. The guide vane includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, a first end region, a second end region, a plurality of internal wall, and a plurality of flow paths extending between the first end region and the second end region and defined between the pair of side walls, and at least two of the top wall, the bottom wall, a first internal wall of the plurality of internal walls, and a second internal wall of the plurality of internal walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Hill Phoenix, Inc.
    Inventors: Karuna Kumari Lade, Udhayabaskar Manivannan, Atul Singhal
  • Publication number: 20210137284
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a product display strip designed to induce impulse purchases. The product display strip comprises a semi-flexible elongate member, an integrated anchoring member, and a plurality of semi-rigid retainers, each configured to support, couple, and retain an attached product during shipment, stocking, and display of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Joe Diemer
  • Publication number: 20210137285
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage, shipping, and display unit that can be loaded with product, shipped after loading, and used as a display unit after shipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Nancy Roach-Feig
  • Publication number: 20210137286
    Abstract: A perforated board and hanger storage system is provided, the system comprising a perforated board and one or more hangers. The perforated board comprises a board portion, a perimeter rib structure, an interior rib structure, and evenly spaced board through openings. The perimeter and interior rib structures extend from a wall facing surface. Adjacent to the perimeter rib structure are a plurality of tube portions adapted to receive fasteners. The hangers comprise a vertical member, an extension member, an upper peg and a lower peg. The upper peg extends rearward from an upper portion of the vertical member. The lower peg extends frontward and downward from a lower portion of the vertical member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Larry Currey
  • Publication number: 20210137287
    Abstract: Embodiments of the presently disclosed subject matter are modular wall systems and kits The described modular wall systems and kits capable of multiple configurations and accommodating a variety of accessories depending on the needs of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: American Display & Fixture, LLC
    Inventor: Walter Glenn Spain, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210137288
    Abstract: A shelf assembly includes a frame assembly having a side member, wherein the frame assembly is operable between stowed and extended positions. A rack assembly includes a first rack hingedly coupled to a second rack. The first rack and the second rack are pivotally coupled to the side member of the frame assembly, and the rack assembly is operable between first and second positions. The first rack and the second rack are angled towards a pivot axis defined between the first rack and the second rack when the rack assembly is in the second position. The rack assembly moves from the first position to the second position as the frame assembly moves from the stowed position to the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tiago D. Fagundes, Leonardo K. Granemann, Acacio S. Junior, Spencer F. Souza
  • Publication number: 20210137289
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include an image frame assembly including a frame portion defining a viewing window and a backing panel attached to a back of the frame portion. The backing panel includes a hinge portion that rotatably couples the backing panel to the frame portion to allow the frame portion to rotate relative to the backing panel about an axis extending parallel to and proximate to an upper edge of the backing panel, a body portion extending from the hinge portion and configured to cover at least portion of a viewing window of the frame portion, and a plurality of biased members extending from the planar portion and toward the frame portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Jay B. Ward, Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Matthew Scott Kressin