Abstract: A drinking cup assembly including a drinking cup configured to retain a liquid within an interior of the drinking cup; and a retainer configured to retain ice within the interior of the drinking cup while permitting the liquid to flow from the interior of the drinking cup, where the drinking cup includes a grip portion, where the grip portion has a retainer attachment section, where the retainer includes a cup attachment section, where the retainer attachment section is disposed within the cup attachment section.

Abstract: A beverage lid device with straw holding structure is provided comprised of a beverage lid body with at least one straw that removably attaches to the body, and wherein the body attaches to a cup. The attachment point may be in the form of a clip, a prong, a fastener, an eyelet, etc. that allows the straw to be removably secured to the lid body while the cup, lid, and straw are passed from an employee to a customer. Then, a customer can remove the straw from the lid body and insert the straw into the lid body.

Abstract: A beverage container according to the present invention includes a bottom wall portion, and a side wall portion extending upward from a circumferential edge of the bottom wall portion, and due to an outer diameter of the bottom wall portion being formed smaller than an outer diameter of the side wall portion, a annular stepped portion is formed at a lower end of the side wall portion, a plurality of recessed portions and a plurality of protruding portions that are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction are formed on the stepped portion, and a width of the stepped portion is larger than a width of an upper end of the side wall portion at at least portions where the recessed portions are formed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of tableware technology, and more particularly to a portable tableware suite having foldable and combinable tableware. The tableware suite includes a box body; a fixing plate located within the box body for limiting and avoiding the tableware from moving in the box body; the tableware, which is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a knife, a fork and a spoon, fixed on the fixing plate; and at least one limit part located on the fixing plate for engaging with the tableware. The fork and the spoon are foldable when in use and are flat while the fixing plate is fixed. The tableware such as flat knife, fork and spoon is fixed on the fixing plate, and then is stored in the box body; the fixing plate is easy to be put in or taken out of the box body. In the process of carrying, because the tableware is fixed by the limit part, the tableware will not contact each other, thereby avoiding the noise caused by mutual collision.

Abstract: A flexible napkin sleeve formed into an elongated hollow enclosed cylinder and including an opening and closing means disposed along a substantial length of the napkin sleeve to open a significant length the napkin sleeve to insert a napkin therein and to close the napkin sleeve to retain the napkin therein.

Abstract: The application discloses an insulating device or “cooler” for a canned or bottled drink with an attached handle that itself accommodates a cylindrical, semi-cylindrical, or rectilinear object. A cigarette lighter or the like may be stored in the handle. A thermal regulating element may be attached to the base of the cooler. An illuminating element may be affixed to the base of the cooler. A GPS receiver and an interconnected Bluetooth transceiver may be including in the thermal regulating element or the illuminating element.

Abstract: A slide mat is presented. The slide mat is a thin and stylish protective support upon which a heavy and/or large kitchen countertop appliance such as a stand mixer are set upon, particularly a surface such as a countertop. The mat allows the appliance to be moved, or slid, over a surface with a minimum of physical effort. The mat is placed upon a surface of any type of material including but not limited to: stone, granite, quartz, synthetic material, laminated composite, wood, polished concrete, or the like. The use of the mat upon any specific type of surface is not intended to be a limiting factor of the present invention.

Abstract: A ligature resistant hook for supporting a personal article from a wall or door or other vertical support surface. The hook includes a pivot arm that is biased into a retracted, substantially vertical position and moveable between the retracted position, an over-extended positon and an extended position located between the retracted and over-extended positions. The pivot arm is biased so as to prevent movement of the pivot arm into the over-extended position until exceeding a threshold weight applied to the pivot arm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a watch stand device. The device is primarily comprised of a base, at least one dowel, at least one first stand member, and at least one second stand member. The base has at least one opening that receives the dowel such that the dowel is vertically secured within the base. The first member and second member can then be attached to the dowel via openings in each member. The dowel is secured and supported by a moment arm created by the base. Each member is then supported in a position parallel to the base via moment arms created with the dowel.

Abstract: A mailbox impact return system with a spring and controlled rate retraction/contraction device is provided that addresses problems associated with damage to mailboxes/mail-posts caused by the impact of snow. Additionally, the mailbox impact return system is provided that combines flexibility and a return action.

Abstract: A decorative assembly having a finial element and a fastening element configured to couple with the finial element, where the fastening element may be mounted to a surface such as a wall. The finial element may come in various shapes and sizes, including without limitation ball shape, end cap, cut acrylic, tiered glass, to name a few. The decorative assembly may be utilized for decorative purposes accenting the end of objects such as drapery or curtain rods.

Abstract: An electric cooking device includes a removable lid and/or pot assembly, a lower housing surrounding a vessel configured to be heated, and a middle ring assembly positioned between the lower housing and the removable lid and/or pot assembly. The middle ring assembly comprises (i) an outer component seated with the lower housing that includes a decorative surface coating thereon, and (ii) an inner component having an outer portion seated with the outer component. An inner portion of the inner component is situated radially inward from and is unsupported by the outer component. The vessel engages the inner portion of the inner component and is thereby thermally decoupled from the outer component comprising the decorative surface coating.

Abstract: The coffee dispenser disclosed herein may serve a single serving of coffee. The coffee dispenser may including a coffee concentrate fluid line which intersects with a water fluid line at a junction to allow mixing of coffee concentrate with water as the respective fluids flow through the coffee dispenser.

Abstract: A coffee maker includes a frame, and a brew basket slidably mounted to the frame. The brew basket includes a beverage outlet. A drip stop mechanism operatively associated with the brew basket includes a slider slidably mounted to an underside of the brew basket and a catch member mounted on the frame. The slider is adapted to move from a sealed, closed position where the beverage outlet is closed by the slider toward a brew, open position where the beverage outlet is open as the brew basket is being mounted on the frame. The slider is adapted to move from the open position toward the closed position as the brew basket is removed from the frame. The catch member is adapted to engage the slider as the brew basket is being mounted on the frame.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device (19) for adapting different types of ingredient capsules (2A, 2B) in a food or beverage preparation machine (1). Said device (19) is constructed to be removably attached to an existing capsule holder (7) of said machine (1).

Abstract: A single serve pod system, a single serve pod assembly system, a single serve pod, a reusable pod apparatus, a process of assembling the single serve pod, and methods of use are presented. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to preparation of a single serve pod in accordance with brewing coffee, tea, and/or other brewing.

Abstract: A cold beverage extractor includes a container; and an ultrasonic atomizer that is mounted to the container and being operable to accelerate extraction of at least some compounds from a substance dissolved in a water-based solvent when the water-based solvent is in the container so as to be in contact with the ultrasonic atomizer.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, a container defining a chamber in which food to be air fried is disposed, and a divider removably disposed within the container. The divider may divide the chamber into a first cooking zone and a second cooking zone. A floor of the container may include a rib restricting air flow underneath a food placement element extending over the rib between the first cooking zone and the second cooking zone. An ejection button may be configured to eject the divider from a fully engaged position. A sensor may be configured to sense a presence or an absence of the divider in the container.

Abstract: A cooking system includes a fire pit having a burn chamber and includes an oven disposed above the burn chamber of the fire pit. The oven may include an open bottom forming a heatable chamber spaced from the burn chamber of the fire pit, with the heatable chamber configured to receive heat from the fire pit. A cooking surface is disposed in the heatable chamber, and an enclosed top is configured to retain the heat. The enclosed top and the cooking surface form a cooking chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electric roaster equipped with a dual air purification and circulation system, wherein a suction fan consists of a first suction fan and a second suction fan disposed at both sides of a lower space of a roaster main body with an oil receiver, which is disposed under oil discharge nozzles of a roasting plate, disposed therebetween, the first suction fan forms a first air circulation flow by sucking air containing oil vapor, smoke, heat and odor generated at the top of the roasting plate through the oil discharge nozzles and supplying the air back to the top of the roasting plate through first discharge holes of a heat protection plate, the second suction fan forms a second air circulation flow by sucking air containing oil vapor, smoke, heat and odor generated at the top of the roasting plate through the oil discharge nozzles and supplying the air back to the top of the roasting plate through second discharge holes of the heat protection plate, and the air containing oil va

Abstract: The invention provides a beverage preparation vessel comprising: a base for supporting the vessel on a surface, a wall extending from the base and projecting upwardly therefrom to form a receptacle for receiving liquid, and a rim extending around an upper edge of the wall defining an opening to the receptacle and having a spout for pouring the liquid from the vessel, wherein the wall has a closed double-walled configuration comprising an inner wall and an outer wall being disposed in a spaced apart arrangement such that a gap is formed therebetween wherein the outer wall is thermally insulated from the inner wall and defines an external surface that can be gripped by a hand of a user, and the inner wall defines an internal surface that contacts the liquid in the receptacle and has measurement markings to enable the user to visibly measure the volume of liquid in the receptacle, and wherein the vessel has a profile that allows alike vessels to be stacked in a nested arrangement.

Abstract: The device for processing loose coffee comprises an electronic controller, a support, at least one first filter holder that is engageable with the support, at least one first filter, wherein the first filter holder comprises a cup where the first filter is housed, wherein the cup has at least two wings engaging the first filter holder with the support, means for the automatic recognition of the first filter being provided positioned in the first filter holder engaged with the support, the recognition means being connected to the electronic controller to program an operation with at least one parameter depending on the first recognized filter.

Abstract: A hand held cooking implement that is configured to facilitate cooking of a food item over an open flame cooking source. The present invention includes main support member that is rod shaped having a first end and a second end. Operably coupled to the main support member are a first bracket and a second bracket wherein the first bracket is proximate the first end of the main support member and the second bracket is proximate the second end thereof. A rotational cooking member is movably mounted to the first and second bracket and is axially aligned with the main support member having a void therebetween. The rotational cooking member includes prong members contiguously formed therewith at the second end of the rotational cooking member. A burn guard member is integrally formed on the second end of the main support member and is adjacent to the prong members.

Abstract: A modular portable toilet apparatus includes a rotary agitator unit having a pair of angled rollers engaging a flexible bowl lined by a replaceable liner bag to mix waste and a reagent therein. The apparatus includes a frame unit and a toilet unit supported by the frame unit. A bowl unit is positioned in the toilet unit along with agitator unit and a power unit including an agitator motor to drive the agitator unit to rotate against the bowl.

Abstract: A disposable commode receptacle comprises an annular body comprising a top opening with a first diameter and a bottom opening with a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and a wall extending between the top opening and bottom opening and having an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface comprising ribs. The disposable commode receptacle may also include an inside-out bag which is friction fit to the annular body.

Abstract: An inflatable toilet seat assembly includes a toilet seat that is hingedly disposed on a toilet thereby facilitating the toilet seat to be sat upon. An annular bladder is positionable on top of the toilet seat and the annular bladder is inflatable for increasing the total height of the annular bladder and the toilet seat thereby assisting a physically limited user with sitting upon the annular bladder. A plurality of first straps is each of the first straps is attached to the annular bladder and is extendable around the toilet seat. A plurality of second straps is each of the second straps is attached to the annular bladder and is extendable around the toilet seat. An inflation port is integrated into the annular bladder such that the inflation port is in fluid communication with an interior of the annular bladder and a pump is fluidly attachable to the inflation port for inflating the annular bladder.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone unit and a pistol grip handle. The cyclone unit comprises a cyclone chamber with a cyclone axis of rotation extending between the front and rear ends of the cyclone chamber. When the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the cyclone axis of rotation extending horizontally, the inlet conduit is located at a lower side of the hand vacuum cleaner, the pistol grip handle is provided on a lower side of the main body and the pistol grip handle extends upwardly from a lower end of the pistol grip handle to an upper end of the pistol grip handle.

Abstract: A floor nozzle apparatus is provided, including a receiving chamber having a receiving space, at least one cleaning roller arranged in the receiving space and rotatable about an axis of rotation, and a suction connector on which a suction stream acts during operation, wherein there is arranged between the receiving space and the suction connector a funnel-shaped duct device opening into the receiving space by an orifice and connecting to the suction connector or including the suction connector, and wherein the orifice has a width, in a direction of width parallel to the axis of rotation, having at least one of the following: (i) the width of the orifice is at least 30% of a width of the receiving space in the direction of width; (ii) the width of the orifice is at least three times a width of an opening in the suction connector in the direction of width.

Abstract: A vacuum-cleaner nozzle has a housing formed with a downwardly open suction mouth on a lower face of the housing and having a front mouth edge and a rear mouth edge. A suction fitting on a rear end of the housing and opening into the housing serves for drawing air in through the mouth. A floor-engaging support rearward of the rear mouth edge is vertically displaceable relative to the housing between upper and lower positions. A spring biases the support into the lower position.

Abstract: An autonomous surface cleaning apparatus includes a body, a drive system carried by the body, and a cleaning assembly disposed at a front of the body. The cleaning assembly includes a housing defining a suction chamber and a suction channel extending from the suction chamber to a suction channel opening provided in a first side surface of the cleaning assembly, and a side suction nozzle mounted to an extension and retraction assembly that is arranged to allow the side suction nozzle to be moved between an extended position. The side suction nozzle includes a first resilient blade and a second resilient blade, the first resilient blade being arranged such that a surface of the first resilient blade is substantially forward facing and the second resilient blade being arranged such that a surface of the second resilient blade is substantially downward facing.

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus includes a cleaner including a dust container in which contaminants are collected and a dust container cover rotatably coupled to the dust container to open or close the dust container, and a docking station on which the cleaner is detachably mounted, the docking station including a collecting portion to collect the contaminants in the dust container in response to the mounting and a duct portion forming a channel to guide the contaminants in the dust container to the collecting portion in response to the mounting; a cover opening device configured to open the dust container cover, and a cover closing device configured to close the dust container cover, the cover closing device including a rotary lever configured to be movable between a first position forming a portion of the channel of the duct portion and a second position supporting the dust container cover in a closing direction.

Abstract: A collecting bag is for receiving material to be collected and has a receiving space delimited by a woven-fabric cloth and is delimited by outer edges of the collecting bag. The woven-fabric cloth of the collecting bag is at least partially air-permeable. The receiving space has an inlet opening for a conveying airflow which supplies the material to be collected, and an outlet opening for at least partially discharging the conveying airflow into the environment. The inlet opening is provided on a first edge of the collecting bag, and the emptying opening is provided on a second edge. The first and second edges are opposite one another at a spacing and are interconnected via longitudinal edges of the collecting bag. The outlet opening for at least partially discharging the conveying airflow is disposed in a side wall of the collecting bag, between the emptying opening and the inlet opening.

Abstract: A method for operating a self-propelled cleaning device is proposed, wherein the cleaning device comprises a preferably hinged cover and a distance meter for measuring the distance of the cleaning device from objects in its environment. According to the invention, the distance meter is used to detect an open position of the cover.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station that has a coupling structure in which a dust collector cover is closed by coupling a dust collector. The cleaner station includes a docking unit where a cleaner climbs and is docked; and a station body configured to be connected to one side of the docking unit and sucks dust within a dust bin of the cleaner. The station body includes: a dust collector configured to collect the dust; a dust collector cover that is openable and closeable such that the dust collector enters and exits; and a rotation protrusion of which a portion is exposed to the outside. Accordingly, the dust collector cover can be closed only when the dust collector is coupled, so that a user is able to intuitively recognize whether the dust collector is coupled.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes an illumination system having lighting to illuminate a floor surface or other area being cleaned. The lighting for the illumination system includes a plurality of lights, light sources, and/or lighting zones disposed around a housing of the apparatus. The illumination system can output a condition, status, state, alert or error to a user by emitting visible light and varying an intensity, color, wavelength, temperature, or animation of the light. Methods for operating the illumination system are also provided.

Abstract: The present application provides a surface cleaning apparatus and a surface cleaning head, the surface cleaning head comprising: a housing; a brush chamber disposed in a front portion of the housing and having a lower opening and a side opening; and a brush assembly removably mounted in the brush chamber comprising a connecting wall, a cleaning roller, and a side brush, the cleaning roller being configured to rotate around a transverse axis driven by a drive device, and the side brush mechanically coupled to the cleaning roller for following the roller in rotation around the transverse axis.

Abstract: The present invention involves a washing device and a cleaning method for cleaning self-moving cleaning devices. The cleaning method includes: moving the self-moving cleaning device towards the washing device, and causing a first side of the self-moving cleaning device to be aligned with the washing device, wherein the self-moving cleaning device includes a mop; and moving a mop to a location over a cleaning unit of the washing device, and cleaning the mop of the cleaning member of the cleaning unit, including, during a first period, causing the cleaning unit in a first direction over the first side; and during a second period, causing the self-moving cleaning device to move in a second direction different from the first direction.

Abstract: A controlling method and apparatus of a cleaning robot, a cleaning method and apparatus, a system, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: controlling the cleaning robot to mop a preset cleaning region through a mopping member; obtaining a first dirtiness degree corresponding to the preset cleaning region; determining that the preset cleaning region includes a target region according to the first dirtiness degree, the target region being a region that needs to be repeatedly mopped; and controlling the cleaning robot to mop at least part of the target region through the mopping member after mopping of the preset cleaning region has been completed and after maintenance of the mopping member.

Abstract: An autonomous surface cleaning apparatus includes a body, a drive system carried by the body and configured to move the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus across a surface, a cleaning assembly disposed at a front of the body and projecting forward beyond a front surface of the body, the cleaning assembly having a generally planar front surface and first and second side surfaces that extend rearward from opposite ends of the front surface. The apparatus further includes a first forward proximity sensor disposed at the front surface of the cleaning assembly adjacent to a first front corner of the cleaning assembly and a second forward proximity sensor disposed at the front surface of the cleaning assembly adjacent to a second front corner of the cleaning assembly. The first and second forward proximity sensors are angled inwardly towards a longitudinal axis of the cleaning assembly.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the field of floor treatment machines such as scrubbers, finishers or polishers. Floor scrubbers typically have rotating work heads equipped with bristles for working the floor to remove dirt. The invention provides a hand-guided floor treatment machine comprising a handle portion connected to a base portion, which base portion is provided with a rotatable generally disc-shaped floor-facing work head having a substantially vertical axis of rotation, the machine being provided with drive means for rotatably driving the work head, wherein the rotational axis of the work head is slightly tilted away from the vertical in a direction which has a transverse component and a rearward component so that the work head is biased into contact with the floor in a region rearwardly and to one side of the work head, whereby in use rotation of the work head through the biased region provides propulsion predominantly in a forward direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning device. The cleaning device may include a machine body, a cleaning liquid tank, and a floor brush, wherein the floor brush may be connected to an end of the machine body, the cleaning liquid tank may be arranged above the floor brush, and the cleaning liquid tank may be configured to provide cleaning liquid for the floor brush or floor. When a user uses the cleaning device for cleaning work, the user may hold the machine body to control a moving direction of the floor brush. In the cleaning device, by setting a cleaning liquid tank on the floor brush, a volume and weight of the machine body can be reduced, which reduces an overall volume and weight of the cleaning device, thereby reducing a load and weight when the user operates the machine body and improving experience of the user during cleaning work.

Abstract: A cleaning article. The cleaning article has a laminate construction. The cleaning article comprises a sheet and a hydrophilic gather strip element joined together at an elongate bond. The gather strip element has plural layers folded upon one another, providing strips extending outwardly from the bond. The folded layers provide a construction which allows the strips to advantageously present a dynamically changing area to the target surface during cleaning, under normal usage conditions. By changing the surface area, more liquids, and associated debris, can be cleaned from the target surface.

Abstract: A cleaning implement includes a foam having a density from 8 to 36 kg/m3. The cleaning implement has a thickness, a width, and a depth. The thickness is at least 22 mm, the width is less than or substantially equal to the depth, and the width is greater than the thickness. Methods for cleaning hard surfaces with a cleaning implement include bringing the cleaning implement into contact with a hard surface.

Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a wash tub, a sump for collecting wash fluid, and a cylindrical filter screen positioned within the sump. A wash pump assembly includes a wash pump impeller and a supply conduit, the wash pump impeller being configured for urging the wash fluid through the cylindrical filter screen and into the supply conduit. A filter cleaning assembly includes a filter cleaning manifold positioned proximate the cylindrical filter screen and in fluid communication with the supply conduit and one or more vertical spray arms extending along the vertical direction adjacent the cylindrical filter screen, the one or more vertical spray arms defining a plurality of outer ports in fluid communication with the filter cleaning manifold, the plurality of outer ports being positioned and oriented for directing the wash fluid at least partially along a circumferential direction about the cylindrical filter screen.

Abstract: A dishwasher appliance includes a wash tub defining a wash chamber, a sump housing defining a sump for collecting wash fluid, the sump housing defining a drain basin, and a fluid circulation assembly positioned within the sump. The fluid circulation assembly includes a drain cover seated within the drain basin, a wash pump assembly seated on top of the drain cover, a filter cleaning manifold positioned over the wash pump assembly, and a plurality of mechanical fasteners that pass through filter cleaning manifold and into the sump housing to attach the filter cleaning manifold to the sump housing and to secure the wash pump assembly and the filter cleaning manifold within the sump.

Abstract: A washing apparatus includes a case defining an outer appearance and having therein a washing space to wash an object, a cradle supporting the object in the washing space, a first water nozzle spaced apart above the cradle and for spraying washing water upwards, and a second water nozzle provided in plurality, the plurality of second water nozzles spaced apart in different radial directions with respect to the first water nozzle and for spraying washing water inward of the first water nozzle.

Abstract: The present application provides a heat exchange device and a dishwasher. The heat exchange device includes an evaporator, a first liquid storage tank, a second liquid storage tank and a power unit. A medium inlet and a medium outlet are defined in the evaporator, the first liquid storage tank is in communication with the medium inlet, and the second liquid storage tank is in communication with the medium outlet and the first liquid storage tank. A liquid inlet and a gas discharge port are defined in the second liquid storage tank. The power unit is arranged between the evaporator and the first liquid storage tank, or between the evaporator and the second liquid storage tank, so as to drive a liquid medium to circularly flow between the first liquid storage tank, the evaporator and the second liquid storage tank.

Abstract: An adjustment device, an air duct structure, an exhaust system, a dishwasher, and a method for controlling the dishwasher are provided. The adjustment device is applied in an exhaust system. The exhaust system has an exhaust channel with a second air inlet and a first air inlet. The adjustment device includes an adjustment mechanism and a controller. The adjustment mechanism is configured to, under control of the controller, respectively adjust a flow rate of a first gas entering the exhaust channel through the first air inlet and a flow rate of a second gas entering the exhaust channel through the second air inlet, to control a ratio of the first gas entering the exhaust channel to the second gas entering the exhaust channel. Humidity of the second gas is lower than humidity of the first gas.

Abstract: A reversible tray for a dishwasher a reversible tray carried by the dish rack and removably disposed within the dish rack to flip between a first position and a second position.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for contextually controlling a surgical device is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a computer system, perioperative data from the surgical device, the perioperative data associated with a surgical procedure; receiving, by the computer system, images from a scope, the images visualizing the surgical device during the surgical procedure; determining, by the computer system, an attribute of the surgical device from the images; determining, by the computer system, procedural context data based at least on the perioperative data and the attribute of the surgical device; and controlling, by the computer system, the surgical device according to the procedural context data.