Abstract: A hammock stand providing ridge poles and anti-spreaders and ridge-base lines to maintain the hammock stand stability and functionality.

Abstract: A dual-configuration chair and backpack having at least one storage compartment with a back panel and a bottom panel held in rigid orientation to each other at a predetermined angle by an integral tubular frame having a two generally U-shaped frame portions fixed at the selected angle. A deployable seat is rotatably affixed to a lower edge of the back panel and includes a flat foam cushion formed at an angle complementary to the angle between the back and bottom panels of the backpack. When used as a seat the flat serves as a cushion under the buttocks of the user. When used as a backpack the flat is rotated up to the back panel such that the complementary angles position the cushion for proper lumbar and back support of the backpack load.

Abstract: An embodiment personal item management apparatus includes a wearable band having a fixed circumference that defines a first outer diameter; and a clasp coupled to the wearable band, the clasp having a second outer diameter that is less than the first outer diameter and being adapted to couple a personal item to the wearable band. In an exemplary embodiment, the ratio of the second outer diameter to the first outer diameter is about 0.4.

Abstract: A strap-type elastic phone-hand connector, for fixedly wrapping a central-lens-type or corner-lens-type mobile device, includes an elastic main body and a fixation structure. The elastic main body includes first and second strap units. The first strap unit, located at a side of the elastic main body, forms two neighboring first accommodation holes. The second strap unit, connecting the first strap unit and located at another side of the elastic main body, forms a central hole and two opposing second accommodation holes. The fixation structure, connecting the elastic main body, is used for defining a penetration space for allowing part of a hand to penetrate through. With the first accommodation hole and the central hole to expose a corner lens assembly and a central lens assembly, this invention can be commonly used for both the corner-lens-type mobile device and the central-lens-type mobile device, respectively, without shading the lens assembly.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved hair brush. The hair brush has an elongate profile defining a first longitudinal axis, has a handle portion in the form of a stick sharing the first longitudinal axis and provided with a proximal end and an distal end, and further comprises a utility portion extending from the distal end of the handle portion for engaging the hair and the scalp of a user during use. The utility portion includes at least a first floating finger and a second floating finger forking off from the distal end of said handle portion, with both the first floating finger and the second floating finger provided with brushing members but independently and flexibly movable in any direction transverse to the longitudinal axis such that the first and second floating members can separately adjust in position in use.

Abstract: A method for promoting compliance with an oral hygiene regimen includes displaying, on a display device, a representation of at least a portion of a set of teeth of a user. The method also includes overlaying an indicium on the representation such that the indicium is associated with a first section of the representation. Responsive to a determination, via at least one of one or more processors, that a head of an oral hygiene device is positioned directly adjacent to a first section of the set of teeth that corresponds to the first section of the representation for at least a predetermined amount of time, the indicium is removed from the display device.

Abstract: A folding table has two table top portions. A pair of spaced apart arms extends from each table top portion. Each arm is connected to a respective one of four legs. Two sets of two legs are pivotably connected so that each connected pair of legs can be completely aligned with one another or in a crisscrossed position. A handle connected to and between the upper ends of two of the legs has at least one slot which is positioned and configured to receive a hook that extends from the bottom surface of the first table top portion. When the hook is in the slot the hook prevents the first table top portion from moving away from the legs when that table top portion is lifted upward and can also prevent the first table top portion from moving in a direction parallel to the second table top portion.

Abstract: A foldable table includes a table board mechanism, and at least one supporting mechanism. The at least one supporting mechanism includes a leg unit pivotally connected with the table board mechanism, and a positioning unit mounted between and connected with the table board mechanism and the leg unit. The positioning unit includes a support link pivotally mounted on the table board mechanism, a slide module movably mounted on the support link, and a drive module mounted between and pivotally connected with the slide module and the leg unit. The slide module includes a sliding sleeve slidably mounted on the support link and pivotally connected with the drive module. When the leg unit is pivoted, the sliding sleeve is driven by the leg unit, and the support link is driven and pivoted upward to approach the table board mechanism.

Abstract: A height adjustable desk includes a work surface, a first telescoping leg, a second telescoping leg, a driving device, and a switch device. The first telescoping leg and the second telescoping leg are connected to the work surface, and are driven by the driving device to lift or low the work surface to any desired height. The switch device is mounted on the first telescoping leg to be activated when the work surface is moved to a predetermined position. The switch device will turn the motor off to stop the work surface when the switch device is activated.

Abstract: A shelving assembly includes a first and second support rail each including a plurality of slots. The assembly may further include a shelf configured to connect to the first and second support rails and a bracket connected thereto. The bracket includes a plurality of teeth arranged at a distal end of the bracket and facing away from the shelf. A leave spring may be connected to the shelf and extend from a connection point along a rear edge of the shelf to a side of the shelf. A locking tooth positioned at an end of the leave spring is configured to be inserted into a slot in the first or second support rail to lock the shelf in place. The shelving assembly may further include telescoping support rails. The support rails may be include front faces having slots therein. The front faces of the inner telescoping sections may be offset from the front faces of the outer telescoping sections.

Abstract: A multi-use desk-cabinet is provided. The multi-use desk-cabinet comprises a rear cabinet wall having a left and a right side cabinet wall mounted thereto. A desk plate is slidably and pivotally movable mounted to each of the left and the right side cabinet wall such that the desk plate is movable from a substantially vertical position in proximity to a front end of the left and the right side cabinet wall to a substantially horizontal position such that a rear end of the desk plate is placed in close proximity to the rear cabinet wall.

Abstract: A portable structure has a main body and a plurality of telescopic beams. The main body includes a plurality of stacking modules. The plurality of stacking modules are configured to move between a collapsed position and an uncollapsed position. Each of the plurality of stacking modules has an inner surface and an outer surface. The plurality of stacking modules include a bottom stacking module and a top stacking module. The bottom stacking module is selectively and slidably disposed within the top stacking module. The top stacking module has a plurality of holes formed therethrough. The bottom stacking module is nested within the top stacking module, where the plurality of stacking modules are in the collapsed position. The bottom stacking module is unnested from the top stacking module, where the plurality of stacking modules are in the uncollapsed position.

Abstract: A pressure mounting kit for a shelf or storage drawer that can be installed by pressure fit installation that does not requiring drilling or welding, that can be adjustable to any height and can accommodate one or more drawers. The kit can be adapted to be fitted within a recessed space such as an alcove, The kit is particularly useful in the trucking industry for a quick and easy means of installing drawers in cargo boxes to store rigging and the like at a reasonable cost.

Abstract: A cabinet organizer attaching to the interior surface of a cabinet door providing a low profile. An organizer utilizing a critical, predetermined dimension range and construction based specifically on the gap generated within a cabinet between the cabinet door recessed panel, the cabinet face frame, and adjacent shelving contained therein when the cabinet is closed. A cabinet organizer accounting for the spatial limitations and considerations of this defined gap/space along the interior surface of the cabinet door when the cabinet door is closed as to substantially fit in this gap and not substantially protrude into the shelving storage space, yet provide enough room to accommodate a variety and/or multitude of articles of interest for storage within a variety of cabinets made with this construction. An organizer utilizing a critical, predetermined balance in dimensions and construction for storage space practicality purposes.

Abstract: Display apparatuses are disclosed that store object(s) and operate to become a display stand for the object(s) without requiring contact with the object(s). A top is coupled to a bottom via a top hinge. The top includes a top rear side coupled to a front cover via a front cover hinge. The bottom includes a back cover coupled to bottom sides. An easel is disposed within the bottom sides and coupled to a bottom front side via an easel hinge. A strut is coupled to the bottom via a strut hinge. A strut tether is coupled to the strut and an interior surface of the front cover. The strut is configured to rotate about the strut hinge, to cause the easel to raise by rotating about the easel hinge, when the top is rotated about the top hinge and the front cover is rotated about the front cover hinge.

Abstract: A chair that can transition from an upright position to a reclined position includes a base to rest on a floor, a post upstanding from the base, a chassis affixed to a top of the post and having left and right extensions, armrests extending upward from the left and right extensions. A seat is made up of a seat pan and a seat upper support frame, which are positioned under and above the chassis respectively and has a hole through which the post extends. A backrest has a lower end pivotally joined to the seat and a pivotal connection to each of the armrests, so rearward pressure on an upper area of the backrest causes pivoting of the backrest at the armrests and at the seat, pushing the seat forward to a reclined position in a synchronous motion.

Abstract: A chair having a separately configured seating assembly and backrest that move together upon reclining movement of a user. The seat assembly can be pivoted between a lowered, seating position and a raised, nesting position. The backrest can be pivoted between an upright position and a reclined position. The seat assembly includes a seat that is movable along seat frame sub-assembly that includes a pair of glide tracks upon the reclining movement of the backrest. A bias member of the seat assembly urges the seat into a retracted position and the backrest into an upright position. The seat assembly is pivotally mounted to the support frame of the chair such that the entire seat assembly can be pivoted to a raised, nesting position. The seat assembly can also be pivoted to a lowered, seating position to allow multiple chairs to be stacked.

Abstract: An anti-wobbling adjustable height stool includes an adjusting screw vaving a threaded seat support spindle and a top spindle head and a stool seat assembly. The stool seat assembly includes a stool seat, and a connecting frame connected with a bottom of the stool seat. The connecting frame is opened with an installation hole, and the spindle head penetrating through and being arranged in the installation hole to enable a tight fit of the spindle head with the connecting frame.

Abstract: A chair has a seat with a seat shell. A frame for supporting the seat has, on its side facing the seat, a mounting strut running parallel to the plane of the seat shell. An underside of the seat shell if formed with a receiving profile for the mounting strut. The receiving profile has a fastening section extending from a circumferential edge of the seat shell parallel to a plane of the seat shell into the interior of the seat shell and having an access opening at the circumferential edge of the seat shell. A clamping strip is provided for clamping the mounting strut in the fastening section. The clamping strip is slid from the access opening in a direction parallel to a longitudinal direction of the fastening section and is fixed in its end position in the fastening section perpendicular to the plane of the seat shell.

Abstract: A folding chair includes a left supporting frame member, a left leg, a left armrest, a left seat receiver, a left front support, a left rear support, a left front connecting member, a left rear connecting member, a left backrest support, a left front support pivot, a left rear support pivot, a left front pivot, a left rear pivot, a left backrest support pivot, a right supporting frame member, a right leg, a right armrest, a right seat receiver, a right front support, a right rear support, a right front connecting member, a right rear connecting member, a right backrest support, a right front support pivot, a right rear support pivot, a right front pivot, a right rear pivot, a right backrest support pivot, a front pivoting limiter, a rear pivoting limiter, a front pivotal connector, a rear pivotal connector, a seat and a backrest.

Abstract: A joint to connect frame members to form a frame of a chair. The joint has a first receptacle to receive a leg in a first position in which the leg extends in a first direction to support the frame of the chair at a distance above a surface, the leg attached to the frame via a cord. The joint has a second receptacle to receive the leg in a second position in which the leg extends in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, so that the joint rests on the surface, the second receptacle having an axially-oriented slot along a sidewall thereof to allow the cord to pass through into a central portion of the second receptacle.

Abstract: An article of furniture has retractable and extendable wheels secured beneath each leg. The mechanism for retraction and extension is accomplished by an activation means in mechanical communication with each wheel.

Abstract: A headrest device includes a headrest support and an adjusting seat. The headrest support is a flat rod and has a ditch and a bias rack beside the ditch. The adjusting seat is being inserted by the headrest support and has a pressing member and a buffer assembly. The pressing member is elastically pivotedly connected into a side of the adjusting seat. Part of the pressing member protrudes from the adjusting seat. The pressing member has hooking teeth corresponding to the bias rack in biasing direction and an elastic arm pressed by the adjusting seat so as to make the pressing member normally elastically outward pushed and swayable. The hooking teeth engages with the bias rack.

Abstract: A locking positioning pin assembly comprising a shaft extending between opposing first and second ends, a nut threadably engaged with the shaft and rotatable to thread along the shaft between a closed position relatively closer to the first end of the shaft and an open position relatively closer to the second end of the shaft, a knob having a plunger, the knob rotatable about the shaft to cause rotation of the nut. When the nut is in the open position, the knob is translatable to allow the plunger to move between a disengaged position and an engaged position. When the nut is in the closed position, the plunger is in an engaged position and is prevented from translating relative to the nut and the shaft due to abutment of the knob with one or more features of the nut.

Abstract: A footrest driving apparatus includes a seat frame (2), a footrest member (4), a driving mechanism (3) and a footrest linkage mechanism (5) connected to the seat frame (2), the driving mechanism (3) and the footrest member (4). The seat frame (2) has two mounting boards (21), and each mounting board (21) has a curved guide slot (22). The driving mechanism (3) has two driving arms (32). Each driving arm (32) has a guide rod (33) matching with a corresponding curved guide slot (22), and a pin (34) rotatably connected with the corresponding mounting board (21). The guide rod (33) of each driving arm (32) correspondingly moves between a first position and a second position in the curved guide slot, allowing the driving mechanism (3) to drive the footrest linkage mechanism (5) to move the footrest member (4) between a stowed position and a reclined position.

Abstract: A tablet including a plate member, a support rod and a positioning member is revealed. The plate member has a top cover, a bottom cover, and a first slide member. By the movable engagement of a rack with a damper, the top and the bottom covers slide relative to the first slide member. The support rod includes an upper end for supporting the plate member and a lower end assembled on a chair, a bed, a sofa, a table, a tray with wheels or a multi-seater chair. The upper end forms a rotary shaft which is inserted through an insertion hole of the bottom cover to be fixed on the first slide member. The positioning member includes a movable locking pin member. The angle of the plate member can be adjusted by the locking pin member being released from or locked into a positioning hole on the rotary shaft.

Abstract: An office chair that is ergonomically configured to allow for the coordination of stretches to the pectoralis minor muscle, trapezius muscle, and scalene muscles to open up the thoracic outlet, release muscle tension, and reinforce proper structure is provided. The stretches may be performed by an average human user while sitting in the office chair throughout the workday. The ergonomically configured chair assembly may have a brace supported by the seatback and extending downwardly therefrom over a left and right shoulder of the seated average human in a cantilevered fashion and an arm restraining device positioned rearward with respect to the rear face of the upstanding seat back.

Abstract: A frame for a unitary component of a sectional seating apparatus having a corner portion having a foundation and an elongate lateral portion having a foundation, interconnected by a longitudinal foundation member extending along a back side of the foundations and a transverse foundation member commonly supporting a side edge of the corner portion and supporting a side edge of the lateral portion intermediate opposing ends of the unitary component.

Abstract: A self-adhesive patch formed of leather, bonded leather or synthetic leather for application to furniture, garments and luggage is provided with a debossed peripheral region which is coplanar with the reverse side of the patch and denser than the remainder of the patch. When applied, the edge of the patch is therefore lower than the main body of the patch and less likely to be unpeeled from the item to which it is attached.

Abstract: A first cover segment has top and bottom edge portions that have the same first predefined length. A second cover segment is coupled to the first cover segment to enable the cover apparatus to at least partially enclose a fixture element therein. The second cover segment includes first and second side portions such that top and bottom edge portions for the second cover segment are formed. The first side portion includes a first edge piece and the second side portion includes a second edge piece that is configured to extend at an angle with respect to an endpoint of the first edge piece such that, when the first side portion and the second side portion are coupled together, the bottom edge portion of the second cover segment has a second predefined length that is different than the first predefined length.

Abstract: A bleach compatible mattress cover made of a non-woven polyolefin material and defining an interior cavity. The interior cavity configured to receive a mattress structure which may include a first and second support structure disposed in the interior cavity. In certain embodiments, the mattress cover has a Moisture Vapor Transfer Rate of greater than or equal 400 to less than 10,000, 7500 or more particularly less than 5000 grams per square meter per day and a hydrostatic head of 100 cm or greater and passes ASTM 1670 and ASTM 1671.

Abstract: A chair is provided including a subframe, a seat element, a back element, a spring mechanism and an adjustment device. The spring mechanism includes a leaf spring, which is clamped on one side in the subframe, and a support, which is movable on a track between the leaf spring and the subframe. The adjustment device includes an adjustment member and a transmission mechanism. A movement of the adjustment member is translated into a movement of the support at a transmission ratio in a range of 1:0.5 and 1:4.

Abstract: The present highchair apparatus includes first, second, third, and fourth legs that begin to bend outwardly from a sitting receptacle from a location at the bottom of the sitting receptacle to provide a wide foot print for the high chair apparatus. The first, second, third, and fourth legs extend incrementally further away from each other from the location at the bottom of the sitting receptacle to distal ends of the legs where feet are engaged.

Abstract: A retail merchandise tray assembly is provided. The tray assembly may have an adjustable divider. The tray assembly may have a sign adaptor for mounting a sign to the divider. The tray assembly may have an accessory clip. The tray assembly may have a pivotable front stop. The tray assembly may have sign holders mounted to a front stop. The tray assembly may include signs mounted within a sign holder that is mounted to the front stop. The divider may be powder coated while the divider mounts may be free of painting. Methods are also provided.

Abstract: A system for displaying a product is disclosed. The system includes a wall having a recess therein and a display structure that defines the recess. The display structure extends through a front surface of the wall and includes a frame having a top panel, a bottom panel, and two side panels. The top and bottom panels are longer than the side panels. The system further includes a plurality of modular display units disposed within the display structure. Each modular display unit extends from the bottom panel to the top panel. At least a first one of the modular display units includes a frame open to a front exterior of the display structure and at least a second one of the modular display units is not open to the front exterior of the display structure. The system further includes a plurality of display elements disposed within the plurality of display units.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for mounting a length of decoration to wall décor of various sizes and shapes such a framed or unframed artwork, mirrors, and the like. The device is easily mounted to or removed from the top of the wall décor for short-term or long-term decoration. The present invention comprising an upper frame section, a lower frame section contiguous to the upper frame section, and a pair of horizontal mounting members that are extended in opposite directions to match the width of the wall décor. The lower frame section engages the horizontal top edge and the vertical backside of the wall décor for mounting stability. The length of decoration is detachably attached to the upper frame section and the pair of horizontal mounting members of the present invention.

Abstract: The utility model provides an airbag for a pillow with adjustable height, wherein it is comprised: multiple airbag units arranged in stack, multiple supporting and connecting holes arranged in array in the opposite direction as the airbag units; two adjacent airbag units communicating through the said supporting and connecting holes; during the inflation or deflation process of the said airbag unit, the gas flows into or out of the airbag from the multiple supporting and connecting holes simultaneously, so that the inflation velocity of each part of the airbag unit is uniform, and the overall height of the airbag changes synchronously with the inflation or deflation. The utility model provides an airbag and a pillow for the height adjusting pillow, during the inflation or deflation process of the airbag unit, the overall height of the airbags changes synchronously with the inflation or deflation.

Abstract: A feeding bottle assembly having a flexible bottle defining a main chamber having a flexible peripheral and a divider member cooperating with the flexible bottle open top and having an opening extending therethrough. A raised lid attached to the open top retaining the divider member therebetween, the raised lid defining an auxiliary chamber with an having an outlet. An elongate liquid pickup tube having a proximate end passes through and sealingly connected to the divider member opening and extending above the divider member to define an auxiliary chamber, and extending below the divider into the main chamber. A nipple is mounted in a raised lid outlet, so that a liquid placed in the main chamber can be transferred to the auxiliary chamber through the pickup tube by squeezing the flexible bottle peripheral wall. The liquid is subsequently consumed by a user drinking from the nipple through a nipple outlet.

Abstract: In aspects of a multi-use recyclable drinking straw, the drinking straw has an elongated housing with a continuous sidewall that encloses a void space conducive for conducting a liquid, and the continuous sidewall is formed with recyclable material that is both rigid to sustain use as a beverage straw and collapsible for recycling. The drinking straw also has a contact area of the elongated housing that provides a temperature indication of the liquid, where the temperature indication serves as a hot beverage safety warning to a user of the drinking straw. The multi-use recyclable drinking straw can include a first configuration as a beverage straw with the continuous sidewall of the elongated housing having an oval cross section, and can include a second configuration as a beverage stir stick, where the elongated housing is collapsible such that the continuous sidewall has a flattened cross section conducive for stirring the liquid.

Abstract: A beverage cooling apparatus includes a straw, a cooling unit, and a coolant material. A cooling receptacle of the cooling unit is filled with the coolant material, which is preferably a food-based organic coolant. The straw is positioned within the cooling receptacle such that a flow-restricting portion of the straw is surrounded by the coolant material. The thermal communication between the flow-restricting portion and the coolant material reduces the overall temperature of the beverage that is being consumed. An attachment panel of the cooling unit is used to establish a connection with varying beverage containers.

Abstract: Developments relating to clothes hangers comprising a series of methods to bring increased width and contoured arms to substantially planar clothes hangers, by creating designs whereby an ecologically friendly material such as paper and cardboard may assume a similar strength to plastic or wood, and ways of attaching a wire-based hook to a planar clothes hanger.

Abstract: A mailbox comprises a box body with a door having a lock, a mailbox unlocking code input device for inputting an unlocking code to unlock the mailbox, a communication module for communicating with a remote management terminal, a storage at the mailbox or the remote management terminal for storing one or more preset mailbox unlocking codes, and a processor at the mailbox or the remote management terminal for identifying whether the input mailbox unlocking code matches the one or more preset mailbox unlocking codes, and issuing a mailbox unlocking instruction if matching. The processor comprises a mailbox unlocking code management circuit used to invalidate the matched mailbox unlocking code after the mailbox is unlocked, generate a new mailbox unlocking code when no valid mailbox unlocking code is currently available, and store the new mailbox unlocking code in the storage. The mailbox can safely, conveniently and automatically receive and/or send mail.

Abstract: A self-locking parcel delivery apparatus and method includes a tamper-resistant compartment beneath a lid of a porch bench seat and insulated for protecting delivered parcels. The apparatus includes a lid that is held open magnetically until proactively released to close and lock (such as by a delivery person) or by a remote user via a primary software application running on a mobile communications device. The apparatus may be operated in conjunction or cooperation with a supplemental software application associated with a video motion detection system so that a remote user can authenticate a supposed delivery person and then, using another software app, activate a remote delivery container to be made ready to receive a delivered parcel.

Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying art in a manner which resists tipping from external forces while preserving artistic impression are disclosed. An art piece includes an inner core extending from a bottom of a display portion and an outer stabilizing core formed about the inner core. A base includes a recess located within a housing. The recess is configured to snugly receive the stabilizing core. A number of illumination devices are located within the recess and electrically connected to a power supply for illuminating the art piece. In some embodiments, holes may be formed in the base for fastening the base to a surface.

Abstract: A method of performing a ritual of chucking during Hajj includes an authentication process, a connectivity process which connects a remote user to a chucking system located at the religious site, and a notification process. The authentication process allows a remote user, who is preferably a pilgrim unable to attend Hajj due to physical disability, age or sickness, to connect to the chucking system. The connectivity allows the pilgrim to perform the ritual of chucking remotely. To do so, the chucking system includes a primary pebble reservoir providing pebbles to a set of secondary pebble reservoirs, and a set of pebble projecting units. The remote user remotely connects to the set of pebble projecting units to chuck pebbles at the stoning sites, wherein the required pebbles are stored in the set of secondary pebble reservoirs. When chucking is complete, the remote user is notified regarding completion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of light-emitting decorative craft, and in particular, to a Christmas tree connecting rod assembly. A branch connecting rod is assembled with a branch mounting rod, and a first connecting contact assembly is electrically connected to a second connecting contact assembly. Therefore, the entire connecting rod assembly achieves circuit communication through the first connecting contact assembly and the second connecting contact assembly. In addition, all wires are routed internally, so that electrical wires are prevented from being directly arranged on the trunk of a Christmas tree, making the Christmas tree decoration more beautiful.

Abstract: An integrated device including a vessel, a gas reservoir, a pressure regulation device, a primary filter, and a tap assembly. The vessel is configured to contain a beverage. The gas reservoir is configured to supply pressurized gas within the vessel. The pressure regulation device is configured to maintain an infusing pressure within the vessel and also a dispensing pressure within the vessel. The primary filter is configured to hold solid brewing media, to fit inside the vessel, and to be removable from the vessel. The tap assembly is configured to dispense the beverage from the vessel. Methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: The automatic coffee machine for preparing espresso coffee comprises at least one; infusion assembly (1) having an infusion piston (2) that can be actuated by motorized means (3), at least one container containing coffee beans to be ground, grinding means (4, 5) to grind the beans for preparing doses of ground coffee, conveying means to convey the doses of ground coffee into a filter-holder element (7) arranged under the piston, the grinding means (4, 5) comprising a first and a second grinder that are actuated by a first and a second opposite motor (8, 9) arranged laterally to the infusion piston.

Abstract: A milk foaming device comprising a milk channel for conducting milk in a milk flow direction from a milk container to a milk outlet head, a foaming section for converting the milk in the milk channel into a milk foam that contains air, a temperature control element for controlling the temperature of the milk foam from the foaming section, and a return channel that branches off from the milk channel between the temperature control element and the milk outlet head and leads, when viewed in the milk flow direction, to a point in the milk channel upstream of the temperature control element.

Abstract: A device for delivering a liquid heated to a desired temperature under pressure in a microwave oven comprises a first chamber adapted to receive and hold a first volume of a liquid, a second chamber adapted to receive and hold a second volume of the liquid, a vapor flow path from the first chamber to the second chamber, and a liquid/vapor flow path from the second chamber to a destination outside of the second chamber. When the liquid in the first chamber reaches its boiling point and at least partially turns into a gas, at least a portion of the gas flows through the vapor flow path from the first chamber into the second chamber, thereby increasing a pressure in the second chamber. The increased pressure in the second chamber forces the liquid in the second chamber through the liquid/vapor flow path and out of the second chamber.