Abstract: A tensioning system for articles of footwear and articles of apparel is disclosed. The tensioning system includes a tensioning member that is tightened or loosened using a motorized tensioning device for winding and unwinding the tensioning member on a spool. The tensioning system may be used with various sensors to determine how the motorized tensioning device should be controlled.

Abstract: A shaper for a pliable object includes a flexible sleeve formed of a semipermeable material and containing a chamber in which a fibrous fill material and a semi-rigid member are arranged. The fibrous fill provides shape and structure to the flexible sleeve to generally match the configuration of an object into which the shaper will be placed. The semi-rigid member has a length-to-width ratio that is substantially similar to the length-toi-width ratio of the flexible sleeve. When the sleeve is arranged within an object, it substantially fills the object to provide the object with structure and shape retention.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toggle lever closure, including a first closure element, a second closure element which is pivotable about a first pivot axis with respect to the first closure element in order to close the toggle lever closure, and a tensioning element which is connected in an articulated manner to the second closure element about a second pivot axis spaced apart from the first pivot axis. At least one magnetic device acts between the first closure element and the second closure element and/or between the first closure element and the tensioning element.

Abstract: A connection arrangement for use with a wearable body harness has a first connector having a body with a first portion of a locking mechanism and a second connector having a body with a second portion of the locking mechanism. The first portion of the locking mechanism has a tab connected to the body of the first connector and a slot having a first portion extending through the body of the first connector and a second portion extending through the tab. The second portion of the locking mechanism has a tongue configured for being received through the first portion of the slot, and an intermediate connecting element having a first end connected to the body of the second connector and a second end connected to the tongue. The second end of the intermediate connecting element is offset from the body of the second connector.

Abstract: A marking device performs a marking process onto a long object. The marking device includes a driving source and a marking unit that performs a circular motion in accordance with a driving force supplied from the driving source. While the long object is being transferred, marks are applied onto the long object in accordance with the circular motion of the marking unit. An extent of interference by the marking unit to the transfer of the long object is reduced, thus facilitating higher speed transfer of the long object.

Abstract: A wearable electronic device assembly has a strap attached to the device for attaching the device to a wearer, and a connector for securing two overlapping end regions of the strap together. The connector has first and second parts configured to be secured together with the two overlapping end regions of the strap extending between them, to secure the two end regions together. The first part has a projection arranged to extend through or adjacent to the strap. The second part has a main body having an aperture to receive the projection of the first part, and a securement part movable with respect to the main body between a released position and a securement position. The projection is retained in the aperture to secure the first part of the connector to the second part of the connector.

Abstract: A light-emitting jewelry piece includes a gemstone, a head, and a mounting. The head is configured to interconnect the gemstone to the mounting. The mounting is arranged to secure the light-emitting jewelry piece to a person or a personal adornment.

Abstract: An arm-held umbrella includes an umbrella and an arm connector. One end of a supporting rod of the umbrella is mechanically connected with the arm connector so that the umbrella can rotate at a certain included angle relative to the length direction of the arm; the arm connector can be wrapped and fixed on the arm, and can also be used as a handle for holding umbrella by hand. Exactly, the umbrella attachable to the arm is “a multipurpose umbrella”, which can not only be attached to arm but also be held by hand. Especially, holding the umbrella under the state of bent arm meets various demands of people, for example, playing a mobile phone with both hands, cycling or taking photos while holding the umbrella.

Abstract: The present invention is a wallet for storing and providing quick access to user desired items therein. The wallet includes a body folded back upon itself along generally parallel bend lines to define a first portion and a second portion therein. The wallet also includes a snap fastening arrangement to secure the first portion and the second portion together to dispose the wallet in a closed state thereof. The wallet further includes one or more sections formed in at least one of the first portion and the second portion such that at least some of one or more sections are accessible when the wallet is disposed in the closed state.

Abstract: A collapsible caddy for organizing, storing, and carrying food, condiments, paper goods, or utensils is provided having a lip including a body, the body having a substantially rectangular-shaped profile defining an opening there along, an interior surface, and an exterior surface, where the opening of the lip defines a lip axis and the interior surface includes one female connector, one handle extends away from the exterior surface and connects to a movable handle or handlebar; a membrane including a resilient and tubular body defining a top portion connected to the lip and a lower portion, the body having a substantially trapezoidal-shaped transverse cross-sectional profile defining an opening therealong, wherein the opening extends from the top portion to the lower portion, and a base including a substantially rectangular and flat body defining a surface base, the base connected to the lower portion of the membrane.

Abstract: Folding piece of luggage includes parallel first and second rigid panels; third and fourth rigid panels each mounted on and articulated to one of the first and second panels between a deployed position and a retracted position in which the third or fourth panel extends parallel to first and second panels; third and fourth panels defining with the first and second panels a rigid frame when third and fourth panels are in their deployed position; fifth and sixth panels each connects the first and second panels and define with the other panels an internal storage space of parallelepipedal shape; fifth and sixth panels being deformable in a direction x perpendicular to the first and second panels between an unfolded position and a folded position so that, when third and fourth panels are in their retracted position, first and second panels are able to move relative to one another.

Abstract: A system of interconnecting luggage includes first and second luggage items. The first luggage item has a handle about an upper end and rolling elements about a base, and is tiltable about a rotational axis of the rolling elements by the handle. The second luggage item also has rolling elements about a base. Each of the first and second luggage items have integral mutual engagement and disengagement elements configured to provide, when the first and second luggage items are mutually engaged, a substantially rigid mechanical connection that maintains the first and second luggage items in relative spatial arrangement such that when the system is in a stable arrangement, the rolling elements of the first and second luggage items contact an underlying planar substrate, and the first luggage item is maintained at a tilt angle relative to the underlying planar substrate.

Abstract: A sterile enclosure to bring a non-sterile hand-held electronic device such as a smartphone or a tablet into a sterile field comprises a rigid frame, a rigid base and a device holder configured to accept the hand-held device thereon. The use of the device holder to contain the hand-held device prior to engaging with the base and positioning the device therein, allows avoiding contamination of sterile components during use. A sterility indicator is also provided to continuously monitor the sterile enclosure for a possible breach in sterility while inside the sterile field.

Abstract: A hair styling appliance for dual supply voltage operation is described comprising a body having at least one arm bearing a hair styling heater (560), wherein the hair styling heater comprises one or more heater electrodes (630,632,634,636) for heating the hair styling heater. A first power input is connectable to a battery power source (564) and a second power input is connectable to a mains powered source (561). The first power input and the second power input are each coupled to at least one of the one or more heater electrodes. Such a hair styling appliance is useable for styling when coupled to the mains powered source and when coupled to the battery power source increasing the versatility of the appliance.

Abstract: A rechargeable hair styling tool may be plugged into an electrical outlet to enable charging of each battery and operation of the hair styling tool. Electronics of the hair styling tool may enable it to alternately operate under power from the battery or batteries (i.e., stored power) while the hair styling tool is unplugged from an electrical outlet (e.g., a wall socket, etc.) and under power of an external source of electricity while the hair styling tool is plugged into the electrical outlet. Each heating element of such a rechargeable hair styling tool may be heated when the hair styling tool is plugged in and, once each heating element has been heated to a sufficient temperature, continue to function under power supplied by the battery or batteries of the rechargeable hair styling tool.

Abstract: The device for packaging and applying a product, notably a liquid cosmetic product, comprises a container delimiting an internal reservoir for storing said the product, and comprising an opening providing access to the reservoir, a closure member mounted removably on the container so as to move between a position in which the container is closed and an open position, and a member for applying the product. The closure member bears the application member. The container internally comprises a narrowing of the section delimiting the opening providing access to the internal reservoir of the container. The application member extends at least in part through the access opening, sealing the said opening closed when the closure member is in the closed position, the application member being situated outside the container when the closure member is in the open position.

Abstract: A rotary cosmetic container includes an upper cover, an inner cover, a cartridge assembly, and a lower cover, which are arranged coaxially. The interior of the lower cover is vertically hollow, and the lower cover includes an upper end opening and a lower end opening. An internal thread is provided on the inside of the upper cover, and at least one first protrusion is provided on the outside of the inner cover. When the inner cover is placed in the upper cover, the first protrusion is engaged in the internal thread. When the upper cover rotates around the lower cover axially, the first protrusion is driven by the internal thread to drive the inner cover and the cartridge assembly to move up and down, so that the cartridge assembly retracts into or protrudes out of the lower end opening of the lower cover.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly including at least one cosmetic composition for the cosmetic treatment of eyelashes or eyebrows, and a device including a mould having two mould parts to be closed on the eyelashes, with at least one of these parts having a concave groove, which is concave towards the proximal edge of the mould, especially curvilinear, allowing the formation of a strip of composition connecting at least part of the eyelashes along the eyelid or the eyebrow arch.

Abstract: Process for making up an area of human keratin materials using a makeup device having a transfer surface and a coat of at least one cosmetic colouring ink borne by the transfer surface and obtained by printing using at least one digital printer, the colouring ink being intended to be applied to the keratin materials. The process includes the following steps: forming a base coating by applying at least one cosmetic composition comprising an oil onto the area of the keratin materials to be made up, and producing a pattern on the area of the keratin materials by placing the coat of cosmetic ink in contact with the base coating present on the area to be made up so as to transfer the coat of cosmetic ink onto the keratin materials.

Abstract: A change in a state of a user is more properly recognized by the user. A notification device includes a physical condition information acquiring section or a makeup information acquiring section, a light emitting section and a display section serving as a notifying section, a control section, and a determining section. The physical condition information acquiring section or the makeup information acquiring section acquires face information. The light emitting section and the display section serving as the notifying section perform a notification on the basis of the face information. The determining section determines a change between the face information before the notification and the face information after the notification. The control section controls the notification by the light emitting section and the display section serving as the notifying section on the basis of a determination result by the determining section.

Abstract: In some embodiments of the present disclosure, one or more machine learning models are trained to accurately estimate skin color in one or more images regardless of the lighting conditions. In some embodiments, the models can then be used to estimate a skin color in a new image, and that estimated skin color can be used for a variety of purposes. For example, the skin color may be used to generate a recommendation for a foundation shade that accurately matches the skin color, or a recommendation for another cosmetic product that is complimentary with the estimated skin color. Thus, the need for an in-person test of the product is eliminated.

Abstract: The invention is a table top filtration device designed to filter noxious fumes on or near the table. In one embodiment, the tables are manicure and pedicure tables.

Abstract: The adjustable mannequin head is configured with a postiche. The postiche mounts on the adjustable mannequin head. The adjustable mannequin head comprises a cranial structure further comprising independently adjustable sections that correspond to the cranial bones of a human skull. The independently adjustable sections adjust such that the exterior surfaces of the adjustable mannequin head can be adjusted to resemble the shape of the head of a client. The adjustable mannequin head comprises the cranial structure, a plurality of bolts, an anchor structure, and an orientation structure. The cranial structure supports the postiche during the hairdressing activities. The plurality of bolts adjusts the shape of the exterior surfaces of the cranial structure. The anchor structure secures the plurality of bolts into position. The orientation structure provides a hairdresser with cues that allow the hairdresser to envision better how the postiche will look.

Abstract: An auxiliary strap assembly provides a simple, adjustable strap device for mounting objects to an underlying load bearing platform. In some implementations, the strap assembly includes an elongate anchor body that provides support to the object(s) being secured and/or to the underlying load bearing platform. The strap assembly can be adapted for connection to ladder webbing, such as Pouch Attachment Ladder System (PALS) or HEXGRID® mounting system.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a motorcycle straddle deterrence, said apparatus comprising: a back-pack of foldable material with a back surface, a front surface, one side, another side, a slit on each side, a bottom surface, a top surface with a draw-string opening for accessing at least one compartment, and at least one over-the-shoulder strap disposed on the back surface; the back-pack with the draw-string drawn configured to be folded-in such that the one side and the other side unite to be secured in place by a side-release buckle, wherein the backpack is compact or cylindrical in shape while worn by an operating motorcyclist; said back-pack with the draw-string un-drawn and un-buckled configured to fold out and said back-pack back surface to rest on a top surface of a seat of the motorcycle, wherein the folded-out back-pack covers at least a partial surface of the seat of the motorcycle; a first strap affixed securely to a first side of the motorcycle and said first strap terminating with a hook and a secon

Abstract: A tool system including a handle assembly, a swiveling butt end assembly, a ring assembly, and a tether is disclosed. When using tools at elevated heights there is often accidents involved in which tools drop and possibly injure pedestrians down below. The tool system prevents such events from occurring. The handle assembly importantly includes a swiveling butt end assembly with a ring assembly attached. The ring assembly receives the tether which is attached to a user and to a tool. The tether keeps the tools within reach of the use if there is an accidental dropping. With the swiveling butt end assembly the tether does not tangle or break. The swiveling butt end assembly allows for the handle to freely rotate while tied to the tether. This prohibits tension on the tether to prevent damage to the tether. Also, eliminating the chance of dropping the tool from an elevated height.

Abstract: Assisted dental cleaning device which allows brushing of both sides of the teeth and both arches simultaneously, in an assisted manner for all those unable to do it for themselves, not only due to age, but also due to disability or lack of motor skills, so that brushing is done by another person ensuring proper brushing all of the teeth of the person who is unable to do it for themselves. The device also allows for self-brushing where a reduction of cleaning time and an easier and more convenient brushing process of the two dental arches is sought. This is a device with specific application for the brushing of teeth for children, elderly or handicapped with disabilities or lack of upper extremities. It is also very useful for cleaning animals and pets' teeth.

Abstract: A toothbrush can include a handle and a head. At least one bristle can be attached to the head. The toothbrush can also have an illumination member, an illumination circuit and an activation device. A pliant base on the handle can be used to activate the activation device to initiate the illumination circuit.

Abstract: A cantilever table is configured to attach to a vehicle cargo area. The cantilever table includes a first portion slidably engaged with a second portion in a manner that allows the first portion to be stored beneath the second portion when the table is not in use. The first portion includes a handle at the proximal end, a hook fastener configured to engage a closure latch in the vehicle cargo area, a first adjustable support configured to extend vertically downward from the lower surface, and a second adjustable support comprising a pair of independently adjustable supports configured to extend downwardly at an angle toward a bumper in the vehicle cargo area. Generally, cantilever tables provide a compact storage configuration for transportation in a vehicle. Inventive tables can be easily assembled and supported solely from the vehicle during use.

Abstract: A folding lock mechanism for furniture legs having a first connecting member arranged at an end portion of a first leg part and a second connecting member arranged at an end portion of a second leg part. The end portions of the leg parts are hingedly connected to each other such that the leg parts are arrangeable in a straight or a folded position. The first member includes a peg accommodated in a recess of the second leg part when the first and second leg parts are arranged in the straight position. The second member includes a spring biased pin arranged to be guided in a hole of the second leg part such that the pin can be engaged with the peg when the peg is accommodated in the recess of the second leg end part, thereby releasably locking the first and second leg parts in the straight position.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an exercise bicycle with a desk plate, which comprises a frame, a supporting foot, a seat and a desk plate, the frame including a first upright column to support the desk plate and a second upright column to support the seat, wherein a first lifting assembly is provided on the first upright column to connect the desk plate and the first upright column, and enables the adjustment of the upper and lower positions of the desk plate relative to the first upright column. The height of the desk plate can be adjusted by the first lifting assembly to accommodate users with different figures. It's more ergonomic since the height of the upright column supporting the desk plate can be adjusted. When packing, lower the upright column to the minimum can largely reduce the size of the package.

Abstract: A desktop includes a first portion, a second portion, and a linkage assembly attached to the first and second portions. The first desktop portion has a first, substantially planar, upper surface, and an edge. The second desktop portion has a second, substantially planar, upper surface, a proximal edge, and a distal edge. The linkage assembly is configured such that the second desktop portion is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration. At the first configuration, the second desktop portion is substantially coplanar with the first desktop portion, and the proximal edge of the second desktop portion is adjacent the edge of the first desktop portion. At the second configuration, the proximal edge of the second desktop portion is beneath the edge of the first desktop portion, and the second desktop portion is not coplanar with the first desktop portion and is not parallel to the first desktop portion.

Abstract: A novel workstation which incorporates an acoustical dome for increased acoustic and visual privacy for the user. The workstation further is adjustable in height such that it can accommodate a range of users from the 5th percentile seated female to the 95th percentile standing male according to the dictates of ANSI/HFES100-2007 national ergonomic standard. The workstation is further designed to be in electrical and data communication with other workstations to optimize the workstation density in an open working environment without compromising user privacy.

Abstract: A wine bottle positioning device includes a sleeving component and a door cover. The sleeving component includes a positioning base and a positioning sleeve connected to the positioning base. The door cover is movably disposed at the positioning base. Another wine bottle positioning device is also provided. A wine storage apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A fruit holder has a base that includes an upwardly extending trunk, and a plurality of branches that extend outwardly from the upwardly extending trunk, at least one first branch being spaced from at least one second branch from the plurality of branches by a distance that is at least 100 mm. Each first branch forms a top surface adjacent each fruit receiving space that has a thickness of at least 50 mm.

Abstract: A removable self-unlocking structure includes a case and a frame body. The case has a latching portion. The frame body includes a frame plate, and the frame plate is disposed with a positioning structure. The positioning structure includes a slot and an elastic arm exposed in the slot. When the frame body is exerted by an external force, and the elastic arm is capable of positioning at the latching portion or detaching from the latching portion, so that the frame body can slide relative to the case for increasing the convenience of use.

Abstract: The specification discloses a method for containing spills on shelving and the like, and the resulting support members made in accordance with the method, by providing the generally flat top surface of a support with a hydrophobic surface which is arranged in a spill containment pattern and which is generally in the plane of the top surface of the support. The majority of the top surface of the support consists of one or more spill containment areas which are of a non-hydrophobic nature and which are bounded by the hydrophobic surfaces, such that spills on the shelving collect in the non-hydrophobic spill containment area or areas and are prevented from spreading by the hydrophobic surfaces.

Abstract: A cabinet having a front part, which closes access to the inner region of the cabinet and is mounted movably relative to the cabinet carcass, and supporting inner or side walls or a side cheek arranged vertically in relation to the floor on which the item of furniture is standing. An access opening is formed between the front part and the side cheek, between the front part and at least one further front part, or between the front part and an upper side, which is formed as a table top. A profile is arranged to the rear of the access opening such that it is impossible to see into the inner region of the cabinet through the access opening, the profile having a first part and a second part, each having a face visible through the access opening, the visible faces arranged such that a shadow gap is formed therebetween.

Abstract: An armrest structure includes a main base tube, an outer base tube, a control member, and a spring, and the control member includes a pivot part, a press control part, a fastening part, and a restraining part, when the press control part of the control member is pressed, the spring is pushed to store elastic energy, and the fastening part of the control member can be released from being engaged with the main base tube, and the outer base tube can be adjusted to longitudinally lift; in the other hand, when the force applied on the press control part of the control member to press and buckle is removed, the fastening pan can be engaged with the main base tube, so that the outer base tube is unable to lift and move relative to the main base tube.

Abstract: A mechanism for adjusting vertical seat position using a single extremity and requires no user weight to lower. The mechanism features a seat with an integrated grip for lifting. A spring-loaded latch obstructs the teeth to prevent seat lowering without rotation of a handle. The latch pivots out from obstructing the teeth when lifted. To lower the user rotates the handle to disengage the latch, causing the seat to lower under its own weight. At the desired height, the user releases the handle to permit the latch to obstruct downward movement. A gas spring may counter-balance to reduce overall effective seat weight, making the seat easier to lift while still allowing the seat to lower under its own weight upon rotating the handle. The mechanism for horizontal adjustment couples to the handle, which displaces a cable that disengages a pin allowing the seat to move horizontally on a track.

Abstract: A seat system and assembly. A seat system may include a removable, repositionable elongated flexible body and a collapsible frame. The elongated flexible body may include an upper tapered portion and a lower tapered portion. The collapsible frame may have an elastic cord securing a plurality of interconnectable members. The result is a seat assembly to receive a weight of a user in a semi-reclined position and removable from the collapsible frame to a storage position.

Abstract: A dual-use support cushion includes a seat cushion side and a back cushion side, with the seat cushion side configured to provide seat support and the back cushion side configured to provide back support. The dual-use pillow is an all-in-one design that allows the owner to choose between using the dual-use support cushion as back support or as a seat support and the owner can manually flip the cushion depending on what side is more appropriate for the user at any given moment. The dual-use support cushion provides, in a single item, the option of sitting on the cushion, and the option for using the same cushion, after relocation of the cushion, for back support.

Abstract: A modular furniture assembly includes a transverse member and a base member. The base member includes a base frame having a bottom panel and side panels, each of the side panels having an upper chamfered edge. The base member also includes a storage cavity at least partially defined by the bottom panel and the side panels and a lid configured to be selectively mounted on the base frame such that the lid covers the storage cavity.

Abstract: An arrangement of spring elements for a cushion support is provided, having a plurality of spring elements, at which between a base and a support disc spring arms are arranged in each case, wherein the spring elements are arranged lying next to one another in such a manner that the support discs of the plurality of spring elements jointly define a support area and connecting elements are interconnected via the spring elements in such a manner that the spring elements are fixed in their position relative to one another, wherein the connecting elements are formed in one piece and are integrally molded onto the spring elements. The application furthermore includes a stack of spring element arrangements.

Abstract: A mattress assembly includes a chassis having top and bottom walls and first and second sidewalls that each extend from the top wall to the bottom wall. Inner surfaces of the walls and the sidewalls define an interior cavity. The top and bottom walls each include a first section that is connected to the first sidewall and a second section that is connected to the second sidewall such that the first sections are pivotable relative to the first sidewall and the second sections are pivotable relative to the second sidewall. The first section of the top wall is pivotable relative to the second section of the top wall and the first section of the bottom wall is pivotable relative to the second section of the bottom wall. A spring assembly is configured to be positioned within the interior cavity.

Abstract: An inflatable cushion for body support is described. The inflatable cushion can be adjusted to manually/automatically set the proper pressure distribution, remove pressure from sensitive regions, alternate pressure, facilitate moisture removal, automatically detect leakage and avoid bottom down, communicate leakage and other problems with the user/caregiver, detect wrong positioning and facilitate position correction. The inflatable cushion can be used either as a chair cushion such as for example as a cushion for wheelchair or as a bed mattress.

Abstract: A baby carrier is disclosed. The baby carrier includes a plurality of wing elements including a first fabric. Each of the wing elements may include a terminal end. The baby carrier includes a back panel affixed to each of the wing elements. The back panel includes a second fabric and at least one opening configured to allow the terminal end of one of the wing elements to pass through the back panel to secure the back panel to the wing elements.

Abstract: A mattress for a children's playpen or play-yard product using a hard substrate layer and an inflatable bladder to improve comfort, the hard substrate layer including a plurality of rigid substrate sections rotateably attached to one another allowing the mattress's hard substrate layer to lie flat when in use as a mattress and to fold into multilateral shapes when in use as a carrying case, the inflatable bladder improving the comfort of the mattress when inflated and in use as a mattress and still allowing the mattress to operate as an effective carrying case when deflated. The children's playpen or play-yard product also includes a collapsible frame assembly with an air compressor mounted thereto, in preferable embodiments, the air compressor being detachably connectable to the mattress's inflatable bladder to quickly inflate and/or deflate the mattress to facilitate its multifunctional use.

Abstract: A temperature monitoring and control system is provided. The system includes a plurality of temperature sensors for obtaining temperature readings of food items. The system is scalable and configurable with each sensor being capable of functioning as an individual sensor and/or as part of a grouping of sensors. The system is configured to obtain a variety of information, such as ambient air temperature, dwell time of food items, moisture levels, and the like, thereby enabling the system to recognize current and future temperature concerns. The system provides audio and visual warnings and visual displays. In some embodiments, the system performs one or more physical operation based on one or more detected condition. The system is further configured to distinguish between accurate temperature readings and inaccurate temperature readings and/or to otherwise determine if an obstacle is preventing a temperature sensor from obtaining an accurate temperature reading.

Abstract: A presentation device is revealed, in particular for goods, comprising a mounting frame (10) having a plurality of mounting profiles (12, 13; 14) arranged parallel and spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of frame or box-shaped inserts (30) releasably attached to the mounting profiles; the inserts (30) each having a plurality of side walls (31) forming a rectangular frame, and the inserts in each case being detached over their backsides. At the same time, it is preferable to supply the inserts with an electrical voltage at the same time. The inserts can be considered as modules which are individually attached to the mounting frame and can be designed differently. The inserts are detachably attached to the mounting profiles via their backsides. This means that the presentation equipment can be configured in a simple way for both retrofitting and new installations in salesrooms.