Abstract: A concrete structure with a corrugated bottom surface has a pipe passing through a passage in the structure. A fire stop assembly has a first portion with a split plate, split cage, split intumescent ring, split inner smoke ring and split outer smoke ring each fastened together to rotate together about a hinge on the split cage. The fire stop assembly has a second portion of the split plate, split cage, split intumescent ring, split inner smoke ring and split outer smoke ring fastened together to rotate together about a hinge. The first and second portions have free ends that spread apart to fit around the tube in an open position, and close around the tube in a closed position.

Abstract: A fire extinguisher includes a source conduit, a flow control device connected to the source conduit, and a supply conduit. The supply conduit is connected to the flow control device, is fluidly coupled therethrough to the source conduit, and is thermally coupled to the source conduit to communicate heat between pressurized fire suppression agent entering the flow control device through the source conduit and expanded fire suppression agent issuing from the flow control device through the supply conduit. Fire suppression systems and methods of controlling flow of fire suppressant agents are also described.

Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction, each of the battery cells including a vent; a plurality of insulation spacers, at least one of the insulation spacers being located between long side surfaces of an adjacent pair of the battery cells; a cover member; a top plate coupled to a top portion of the cover member and including ducts respectively corresponding to the vents of the battery cells and including opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top portion of the top plate and including discharge holes located in an exhaust area and respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet located between the top cover and the top plate, configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a certain temperature and including opening holes located to correspond to the ducts.

Abstract: A concealed sprinkler includes a sprinkler body having a flow passage therethrough with an inlet end and an outlet end. A closure device is secured at the outlet end of the flow passage by a heat responsive trigger. A deflector assembly includes a deflector plate and a button secured to an upstream side of the deflector plate. The deflector assembly is movably supported to the sprinkler body by at least one arm. The button defines an aperture that extends unobstructed all the way through the button from an upstream side to a downstream side.

Abstract: A manually powered treadmill includes a frame; a first rotatable element coupled to the frame; a second rotatable element coupled to the frame; a plurality of bearings coupled to the frame; a running belt at least partly supported by the plurality of bearings, where at least a portion of the running belt defines a curved running surface; and a safety device coupled to at least one of the first rotatable element and the second rotatable element. The safety device is structured to substantially prevent rotation of the at least one of the first rotatable element and the second rotatable element in a first rotational direction and permit rotation of the at least one of the first rotatable element and the second rotatable element in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.

Abstract: A handheld weight exercise system includes a plurality of plates of varying weights. Each plate includes at least one connector assembly for detachably connecting the plate to another adjacent plate. Each plate includes a handhold aperture, which is alignable with a handhold aperture of an adjacent plate when the two are connected to one another, for grasping and moving the one or more plates.

Abstract: Quick assembly and disassembly connecting structures and a weight adjustable dumbbell; each connecting structure include a male structure and a female structure respectively on its two sides; the male structure includes a plug-in part; the female structure includes an insertion groove, a lock button and lock button restoring springs; during assembly, the plug-in part of a connecting structure inserts into the insertion groove of another connecting structure; a lock button of said another connecting structure abuts a top side of the plug-in part to prevent it from falling out; when pushing the lock button away from the plug-in part, the lock button is separable from the insertion groove, and stops abutting the top side of the plug-in part to make it separable; the lock button restoring springs biases the lock button towards the plug-in part and resets the lock button towards the plug-in part when external force is not applied.

Abstract: The electromagnetic resistance smart gym having quick attach pulleys and interchangeable attachments may allow a user to adjust any of a number of quick-attach pulleys to provide the angle and resistance requirement for a wider variety of exercises without the limitations or complexities mentioned above. The electromagnetic resistance smart gym having quick attach pulleys and interchangeable attachments may comprise a universal base to which a plurality of interchangeable attachments may be affixed so that the user may perform various exercises. The device may further comprise a plurality of motors and spools that allow for fine control over the exercise cables of the device. A pair of articulating and extending arms may be affixed to the base for further adjustability, and the various attachments may comprise a locking mechanism. Some of the various attachments may further comprise a scotch yolk mechanism or internal pulleys and cables to provide continuous resistance to the exercise being performed.

Abstract: A wearable resistance apparatus includes a waist band and a pair of leg resistance assemblies. Each leg resistance assembly includes a leg anchor, a foot anchor and at least one resistance band. The resistance bands preferably attach between a waist area and a foot area of a wearer and each extend down a rear of the wearer's legs. When the resistance bands are moved into a resistant position, tension is created in lower body muscles of the wearer, such as gluteal muscles, hamstring muscles and/or calf muscles. The wearable resistance apparatus provides exercise to the wearer during everyday activities and also provides enhanced exercise when performing activities such as walking, cycling, jogging and running.

Abstract: A backrest assembly for an exercise bench includes a mounting bar, a first carriage member, a headrest, and a backrest. The first carriage member is configured for slidable insertion within a hollow cavity in the mounting bar. A back surface of the headrest is coupled to the first carriage member. The backrest segment is configured for upward and downward movement along the mounting bar. In one embodiment, the backrest assembly has at least two segments, such as an adjustable first backrest segment, and an adjustable second backrest segment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an extraction system capable of accurately extracting a region of an image where a leg part of a trainee is included. an extraction system including: an image acquisition unit that acquires an image obtained by capturing the trainee; an extraction unit that sets regions of the image on both left and right sides of the belt of the treadmill to regions of the image where the leg part of the trainee is not present and thereby distinguishes the set regions from the region of the image where the leg part of the trainee is included, and extracts the region of the image where the leg part of the trainee is included; and a mask processing unit that applies a mask to each of the regions of the image where the leg part of the trainee is not present.

Abstract: The current invention is a Bilateral Brain Coordination Activity System requiring simultaneous performance of a set of tasks assigned to two or more extremities, e.g. hand, finger and foot. The purpose of this invention is to enhance coordination between left and right brain. The set of tasks consist of symmetric or asymmetric differentiated motions, wherein each motion requiring a distinct brain command, and therefore bilateral brain coordination. The system employs a mechanical and/or interactive digital platform with handheld or stationary devices, or rideable equipment. Difficulty level varies with the selected set of tasks, their spatial and planar arrangement and the number of involved extremities. This invention is appropriate for all ages to improve bilateral coordination and motor skill, and can be for individual use, sportsman and military training, identification of motor skill deficits, therapeutic development of compromised motor skill, and/or entertainment or game use.

Abstract: An ankle-spinning exercise apparatus includes a casing unit, a power unit arranged in an interior of the casing unit, and a support unit drivable by the power unit to perform a rotation motion. A user may place an ankle on the support unit, and the power unit drives the support unit to perform rightward and leftward rotation motions, so that the entire lower limb (leg) of the user is driven to do a spinning like rotating motion, to thereby exercise the muscles and the meridian system of the entire lower limb of the user by which an effect of body building and heath care can be achieved.

Abstract: A system and method for analyzing and improving the performance of a body motion of an animal or human subject requires instrumenting a subject with inertial sensors, monitoring a body motion of interest, converting sensor data into motion data and animation, comparing the motion data with existing data for motion related performance parameters, providing a real-time, information rich, animation and data display of the results in color coded displays; and based on the results prescribing a training regime with exercises selected from a library of standardized exercises using standardized tools and training aids.

Abstract: A closed-toe swim fin device. The swim fin includes a rear cavity designed to receive the front portion of a user's foot, e.g., the portion in front of the ankle, and to hold the user's foot therein via vacuum seal, friction, and pressure fit. The swim fin is otherwise sealed and fluid-tight such that the only way into and out of the rear cavity is through the rear cavity's opening that receives the user's foot. In this way, the swim fin eliminates the need for other types of foot attachment mechanisms (e.g., shoes, heel straps) thereby reducing the resulting water drag of the fin when in use.

Abstract: Protective eyewear comprising a pair of eye pieces, each defining one of two opposing inner lateral surfaces spaced by a nose bridge. At least one of the inner lateral surfaces comprises a slot for slidably and releasably engaging a locating rib provided on said nose bridge. Said slot comprises a slot locking element and said nose bridge comprises a nose bridge locking element. In a use configuration with the locating rib of the nose bridge engaged within the slot, the slot locking element and the nose bridge locking element cooperate within said slot to releasably secure the locating rib within the slot.

Abstract: An improved bowling ball finger grip or insert for a finger in a bowling ball comprising a tubular body adapted to be inserted into the finger hole of the bowling ball. The tubular body has an upper portion and a lower portion, with a bore having a uniform cross section formed through the tubular body that defines at least one finger opening that is located at the upper portion of the finger grip. The lower portion defines a lower wall that is thicker than an upper wall that is defined by the upper portion of the finger grip. The dimensions of the lower portion and lower wall define a base of the finger grip that fits tightly within the finger hole of the bowling ball while giving the upper portion of the finger grip or finger expansion area extra room to expand as the finger of a user swells during play.

Abstract: In a golf ball for professional golfers and skilled amateurs which has a single-layer core, a cover and at least one intermediate layer therebetween, the core is molded from a rubber composition that includes a base rubber, an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or metal salt thereof, an organic peroxide and, in a specific weight ratio, water and sulfur, and has a hardness profile which satisfies certain specific conditions. The ball achieves an excellent distance on full shots with a driver (W #1) and a middle iron, and is designed for high controllability in the short game.

Abstract: An apparatus having a control circuit including a computer processor and a computer memory configured with computer software. The control circuit causes a first test assembly to conduct an initial test of the air pressure within an inner chamber of a first tennis ball; and if the control circuit determines that the air pressure is below a threshold, a pressurization process increases the air pressure inside the inner chamber of the first tennis ball by piercing the outer skin of the first tennis ball with a needle, until a tip of the needle is in the inner chamber, and a first opening, plugged by the needle, is formed in the outer skin of the first tennis ball. The needle tip is thereafter withdrawn from the inner chamber of the first tennis ball, leaving the first opening unplugged and sealant is applied to the first opening to close the first opening.

Abstract: A golf ball with at least one layer having radio-opaque fillers is disclosed herein. The at least one layer comprises from 1.0% to 25% by weight of a radio-opaque filler. The at least one layer has a pixel value gradient of 0.75 or less from an inner edge to an outer edge of the at least one layer when examined with a radiographic imaging system.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a body defining an interior cavity. The body includes a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion, and a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown. The body has a forward portion and a rearward portion. The club head includes a face positioned at the forward portion of the body. In some embodiments, the crown includes a lattice-like structure having thin regions surrounded by a web of relatively thicker regions. In some embodiments, the club head includes one or more stiffening tubes attached between the sole and the crown to improve the acoustic performance of the golf club head.

Abstract: An iron-type golf club has a body that defines a rear void. The face portion includes an ideal striking location that defines the origin of a coordinate system. The body includes a central region in which ?25 mm<x<25 mm. The sole portion that is contained within the central region includes a forward sole region located adjacent to the face portion and a sole bar located rearward of the forward sole region, with the forward sole region defining a wall having a minimum forward sole thickness TFS and the sole bar defining a body having a maximum sole bar thickness TSB, such that 0.05<TFS/TSB<0.4. The sole portion includes a slot extending in a substantially heel-to-toe direction of the sole portion, the slot defining a portion of a path that extends through the sole portion and into the rear void. The slot is at least partially filled with a filler material.

Abstract: A golf club head according to the disclosure is a cavity-back iron type golf club head that includes a face portion and a back portion. The face portion includes a front face and a rear face facing away from each other, the front face being a ball-striking face. A non-metallic member is fixed to the rear face. An abutment portion including a tip portion with a curved surface is provided on the back portion. The abutment portion is passed through the back portion, and the curved surface of the tip portion contacts the non-metallic member.

Abstract: A putter type golf club head having a frontal ball striking face that engages and grips a golf ball during the execution of a putting stroke to direct the golf ball in a straight line toward the intended target. The face includes a plurality of ball striking land areas and a plurality of adjacent and complimentary recessed channels that form an opening toward and on either side of the midpoint of the hitting area of the face. The ball contact areas are smaller than the adjacent recessed channels at the midpoint of the hitting area of the face. Gripping edges at the interface of the land areas and the recessed channels redirect the golf ball toward the intended target when the ball is miss hit away from the midpoint of the face.

Abstract: A golf club head, preferably a putter head, comprising at least one structural support member is disclosed herein. The structural support member has a smooth, organic-looking aesthetic, with a continuously changing curvature along its spline and at least one surface, and preferably connects one portion of the golf club head to another portion. Where the support member connects to other portions of the golf club head, the surfaces of the member have a curvature that changes smoothly and continuously, lacking any sharp corners. The support member may be part of a lattice structure formed via binder jetting.

Abstract: A golf club head comprises a body, a track formed in or attached to the body and having a length and a weight and weight retainer. The weight is continuously repositionable such that it can be positioned at any selected point along the track between its ends. The weight has a major dimension, and the weight retainer comprises a fastening member having a diameter not greater than about one half of the major dimension of the weight.

Abstract: A basketball hoop structure is described herein. The basketball hoop structure includes a frame, a rim, a backboard and a fixing arrangement having an elongated trough. The hoop structure may be fixed onto a support tube of a trampoline. The support tube includes two slits and a locking hole. The trough includes two locking plates and a locking pin. When the basketball hoop structure is fixed to the support tube, the locking plates are inside the slits of the support tube and the locking pin is inside the locking hole.

Abstract: A support device for a bicycle includes a support structure, a fixing group supported on the support structure and a movable element and a retention element configured to retain the front fork of the bicycle. The support device further includes a raising/lowering device of the fixing group, the retention element is translatable jointly with the movable element, and the retention element is rotatably connected to the movable element.

Abstract: A combat training equipment relates to the technical field of combat training equipment. The existing combat training equipment is not equipped with active attack function, which is not conducive to the trainers to improve their combat level; the new combat training equipment drives the motor to cooperate with the angle box, angle motor, oscillating piece and hanging ball, so as to oscillate at a certain angle. Driven by the angle motor, the oscillating piece can simulate a human arm attacking in the upper, middle, and lower positions. With the help of hanging ball, the trainers can carry out body movement training to improve the reaction capability. The striking mechanism, lamps and speakers on the striking post enable trainers to evade attacks with good coordination. After the trainers make an effective attack, the speakers and lights will give positive feedback respectively, so that the trainers can gradually improve their own strength.

Abstract: A head target with may feature realistic eye targets and a rearward handle for use in martial arts practices. The handle may be constructed in a manner to also allow the use of a wall mount with a plurality of support spurs to support the head target in a realistic posture in a manner to withstand multiple blows from the training individual. A mounting plate, upon which the wall mount is positioned, aids in a secure mounting to a wall.

Abstract: A swing lag training device having a collar for reversible attachment to a shaft near a golf club head; an arm band for attachment above an elbow of an arm of a user; a spooling device attached to the arm band with a cord that connects the spooling device to an attachment port near the golf club head; the spooling device adapted to: 1) retract cord into the spooling device during a back swing; and 2) provide a set of audible sounds as cord is unwound as the golf club head is moved in a forward swing so that a user can train to concentrate the set of audible sounds in a late portion of in the forward swing and thus maintain swing lag during an early portion of the forward swing. The training device can be adapted for training to swing other implements beyond golf clubs.

Abstract: A golf swing training device for training a user to aim a golf swing in the desired direction includes a resiliently deformable body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The bottom surface is configured to support the body on a support surface, and the body is elongated along a horizontal central longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end. The body is symmetrical about a vertical central plane. There is a divot penetrating the top surface adjacent the first end coupled to a compactable, resiliently deformable ball. The body is constructed of a low-density material and is configured to abruptly decelerate when moving through a quantity of air due to an air resistance force.

Abstract: A sporting equipment storage sling is provided. The device includes a tubular housing having an open first end opposite an open second end. An adjustable strap is affixed to the tubular housing at each of the first and second ends. A plurality of fasteners disposed along a length of the tubular housing opposite the adjustable strap. The plurality of fasteners removably secure sporting equipment to the tubular housing, such that the user can easily transport and dry sporting equipment between uses. In some embodiments, a bag is affixed to the tubular housing, wherein the bag includes an opening through an upper end thereof.

Abstract: A cardiorespiratory fitness optimizer apparatus includes a mouthpiece and a valve assembly. The mouthpiece includes lower and upper tooth beds and an anterior manifold. The manifold terminates anteriorly at a centralized valve assembly interface and includes at least one air-letting aperture. The valve assembly is matable with the centralized valve assembly interface and includes an adjustable aperture. The user is able to adjust the aperture for increasing and decreasing airflow resistance therethrough for optimizing cardiorespiratory fitness. The cardiorespiratory fitness optimizer apparatus may include at least one sensor for sensing airflow activity within the valve assembly and communicating data relating to the airflow activity to an external device for displaying human readable output relating to the airflow activity upon the external device.

Abstract: A combination sliding mitten and elbow protector comprising a sliding mitten sleeve; one or more arm guards carried by the sliding mitten sleeve, wherein in an elbow protector configuration, a user's arm is received along the sliding mitten sleeve and protected by the one or more arm guards, in a sliding mitten configuration, a user's hand is received within the sliding mitten sleeve and protected by the one or more arm guards.

Abstract: A card holder for board games that provides enhanced privacy and prevents unauthorized viewing of card information. The card holder incorporates angled card slots which tilt the cards towards the player, making it difficult for other players to see the card information without intentional effort. Additionally, the card holder includes privacy shields positioned to the side of each slot, further obstructing the view of cards from adjacent players.

Abstract: A playing card handling device comprises a card storing area that supports a stack of playing cards, the card storing area having a playing card support surface. A card removing system removes playing cards individually from the bottom of the stack. A pivoting arm is automatically moved by a motor between at least two positions, wherein in a first position the end of the arm opposite a pivot is disengaged from a playing card at the top of the stack and in a second position the end of the arm is engaged with a playing card at the top of the stack. A processor in the playing card handling device directs movement of the pivoting arm between at least the first and second positions when a predetermined number of cards is present in the card storing area. Methods of card handling include employing the use of such a pivotal arm.

Abstract: A virtual object control method includes displaying a user interface (UI) that includes a first fire button being an operation control configured to trigger to aim down sights (ADS) and fire. When a trigger signal corresponding to the first fire button is received, a virtual firearm enters an ADS state. When a fire condition is satisfied and the virtual firearm is in the ADS state, the virtual firearm can shoot. A one-tap ADS and fire capability is implemented which improves operation efficiency.

Abstract: A foldable touch screen display device made up of flexible or tiled display segments that can be folded from a compact state to an expanded state which also includes a gaming motion control interface. The form factor of the compact state is roughly the size of a typical handheld phone or smaller. The form factor of the expanded state is roughly the size of a larger phone or tablet computer, which may also have the mechanical functionality of a laptop. The gaming motion control interface can provide enhanced interaction and viewing of a game application by utilizing the inherent folding mechanics and position of each display segment relative to each other such that a virtual object or point of reference shown on the display corresponds with the device's folding motion. Other applications that do not relate to gaming may also be applied utilizing the same techniques disclosed.

Abstract: A device, includes a first user input and a digital switch coupled to the first user input, wherein the digital switch in operation generates a first signal in response to a first user interaction with the first user input. The device also includes a second user input and an analog position encoder switch coupled to the second user input, wherein the digital switch in operation generates a second signal in response to a second user interaction with the second user input. The device also includes a touch input disposed on a rear face of the device, wherein the touch input is selectively programmable to correspond to one of the first user input or the second user input.

Abstract: An improvement is achieved in workability in an operation of assembling an operation input device having a function of applying a reaction force in response to a movement of an operation button. An input device (100) has an operation button (20), a movable member (30) capable of pushing the operation button (20) toward an initial position, and an electric motor (35) that moves the movable member (30). The input device (100) has a holder (40) that holds the electric motor (35). The holder (40) supports the operation button (20) and the movable member (30) so as to permit movement of the operation button (20) and the movable member (30).

Abstract: A gamepad auxiliary device relating to the field of gamepad auxiliary technology is provided, comprising: an assembly part for arranging on a gamepad and covering at least a portion of the gamepad; and at least one operating rod, of which one end is a tapping end, another end is an operating end, and a middle part is assembled on the assembly part through a fulcrum; wherein when the gamepad auxiliary device is assembled on the gamepad, the tapping end extends to an upper side of the button of the gamepad, and the operating end extends to a front and lower side of the gamepad, and is located between two grips of the gamepad; wherein when an operator uses the middle finger, the ring finger or the little finger to touch the operating end to an outside, the tapping end is pressed down to tap the button of the gamepad.

Abstract: At a position including coordinates of an input start possible point on a first display, an image indicating the input start possible point is displayed, and at a position including coordinates of an input target point on a second display, an image indicating the input target point is displayed. Then, if a coordinate input to the first display includes an input to a position including the coordinates of the input start possible point, and a coordinate input to the second display includes an input to a position including the coordinates of the input target point, based on trajectories of coordinates of the coordinate inputs to the first display and the second display, a positional relationship between the first display and the second display is determined.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for operating adult toys based on game related actions. The method performed by a server system includes facilitating an interaction mode between a gaming application and an adult toy management application, for operating an adult toy associated with a user of a plurality of users. The method includes receiving one or more action inputs associated with a character of the gaming application based on the user inputs in the gaming application. The one or more action inputs correspond to game related action associated with the gaming application. Further, the method includes determining a control pattern associated with the game related action performed by the character in the gaming application. The method includes transmitting the control pattern to the adult toy management application, for operating the adult toy to provide physical stimulus to the user corresponding to the game related action.

Abstract: Haptic support for UI navigation is provided so that in addition to visual cues such as a cursor moving onscreen and audio cues such as sound effects, tactile feedback is provided through haptic generators in an input device such as a computer simulation controller. As the cursor moves right, for example, a haptic generator on the right side of the controller may be activated to generate a tactile sensation on the right side of the controller, and vice versa.

Abstract: Systems and methods for using natural language processing (NLP) to control automated gameplay in one or more online games within an online gaming platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: train a pretrained text-based system to generate sequences indicating one or more activities, wherein activities are associated with characteristics of user-controllable characters such that a particular user-controllable character having a particular characteristic may perform, within the online gaming platform, one or more activities from a particular set that is associated with the particular characteristic; receive user input describing one or more commands; generate, using the pretrained text-based system, a sequence indicating one or more activities based on the user input; transfer the generated sequence to the online gaming platform; effectuate automated execution of activities by the particular user-controllable character in accordance with the generated sequence.

Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to in-vehicle entertainment systems and methods. An example method executed by processor of a vehicle may include displaying an iconic representation containing a first icon representing a musical instrument and a second icon representing a vehicle component. The processor may detect an assigning of the musical instrument to the vehicle component. The assigning may be carried out, for example, by a driver of the vehicle executing a drag-and-operation to overlap the first icon with second icon. The processor may then detect a physical contact made upon the vehicle component and generate, based on detecting the physical contact, a musical sound corresponding to the musical instrument.

Abstract: A plan processing program for planning a task executed by a character based on a hierarchical task network causes a server to implement a plan generation function of generating a plan configured with a plurality of tasks from a domain based on goal information, in which in the plan generation function, a function of generating the plan in which a subsequent task to be employed is configured to change in accordance with a state or a condition is implemented.

Abstract: Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for preventing rendering of a character in a video game. The method includes receiving an action regarding a first character rendered in a first-person point of view (POV), the action causing the POV of the first character to change from the first-person POV to a third-person POV. The method includes detecting the POV of the first character is to be changed. The method includes determining characters are outside of a field of view (FOV) of the first character in the first-person POV and would be within the FOV of the first character in the third-person POV. The method includes changing the POV of the first character from the first-person POV to a third person POV. The method includes causing rendering of the video game in a third-person POV of the first character, the rendering preventing rendering of other characters.

Abstract: A virtual object control method includes: displaying a mode selection interface of a shooting game; starting, in response to a selection instruction for a target game mode in the mode selection interface, a game battle of the target game mode, and displaying a battle interface of the game battle; controlling a first virtual object to operate in a virtual environment provided by the game battle; controlling, in response to a shooting instruction for a virtual firearm used by the first virtual object, the virtual firearm to fire a virtual bullet; and determining, when the virtual bullet hits a second virtual object in the game battle, that the second virtual object is switched from a alive state to a death state.