Abstract: A retail merchandise pusher with a remote alarm feature is provided. The pusher includes a housing and an adaptor. The adaptor is removably coupled to the housing and slidably coupled to a track. The pusher including a shaft rotatable about its axis in a first and second direction and a gear wheel coupled to the shaft. The rotation of the gear wheel causing a first electrical contact to engage with a second electrical contact, such that the distance that the pusher moves along the track can be measured by totaling the number of times the first electrical contact engages with the second electrical contact.

Abstract: A modular shelving system includes a plurality of shelves, each shelf having a length and defining a first passage, a second passage, a first channel, and a second channel that each extend the full length of their respective shelf The system also includes a plurality of bars, each bar defining a length and including a first bar opening at a first end and a second bar opening at a second end opposite the first end, and a plurality of connectors, each connector including at least two male portions, each male portion sized and shaped to be received in one of the first passage, the second passage, the first bar opening, and the second bar opening to interconnect each of the plurality of shelves and each of the plurality of bars.

Abstract: A modular merchandising display system which, for example, allows for the ability to easily mount and remove samples of household hardware products (e.g. cabinet or bath hardware) and visualize the hardware mounted to e.g. kitchen or bath cabinets, by allowing a person to remove the sample hardware and hold it up to e.g. kitchen or bath cabinets. The display system includes at least one slat wall piece, at least one display channel on a first side of the slat wall piece configured for displaying at least one item and for providing interchangeability of the displayed item; and at least one frame piece framing the at least one slat wall piece.

Abstract: A retail shower door display assembly is provided with a point-of-sale display unit sized to be received within a retail store aisle. A first array of shower door glass panes is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door glass pane of the first array has a height, a thickness and a width. A second array of shower door glass panes is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door glass pane of the second array has a height, a thickness and a width that is different than the width of the first array of shower door glass panes. An array of shower door tracks is oriented within the display unit. Each shower door track of the array has a common length. An array of towel bars is oriented within the display unit. Each towel bar of the array has a common length.

Abstract: The invention generally involves a button display system and button display apparatus for storing, organizing, and facilitating a display of at least one button. The button display system comprises a frame having a plurality of side walls for enclosing the front frame and a viewing window disposed on a front side of the frame and a mount board having one or more cavities spaced apart from each other configured to snugly position one or more buttons. The mount board is affixed over a back panel or backing board to support the above arrangement and display the buttons. The mount board comprises a tab or split between each cavity to divide the cavities. Each cavity includes a channel having a base and a protrusion configured to mount a portion of the buttons inside the cavity by affixing a hook or connecting member into the protrusion.

Abstract: A universal hanging mount includes a first substrate having a front face and a rear face. A mounting plate is coupled to the front face. The mounting plate has a rear face that is in contact with the front face of the first substrate and an opposite front face. A plurality of hanging adapters that are formed along the front face of the mounting plate. At least two of the plurality of the hanging adapters are different types of hanging adapters that are configured to mate with different types of hanging hardware that is located along a rear of a frame article.

Abstract: A mobile beverage holder assembly is structured for use with a piece of luggage and/or a seat back pocket to support at least one beverage container in an upright position. A mobile beverage holder assembly includes a mounting unit having a mounting member with a mounting aperture formed there through, wherein the mounting aperture is dimensioned for mounting over a handle of the piece of luggage. The mobile beverage holder assembly also includes a beverage holder unit directly interconnected to the mounting unit. The beverage holder unit comprises one or more beverage holders, each of which are dimensioned to receive and support at least one beverage container in an upright, operative orientation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a modular cup holder tray assembly, which can include a tray and at least one handle operably coupled to the tray. The tray can include a base and sidewalls. The base can define a top surface and have more than one cup holder extending therethrough. The sidewalls can be substantially perpendicular to the base. At least two-tray coupling apertures can extend through a first sidewall. At least two-tray coupling protrusions can extend outward from a second sidewall, opposite the first sidewall. The at least two-tray coupling protrusions can be configured to engage the at least two-tray coupling apertures of a second tray. The at least one handle can have a first end removably coupled to a third sidewall and a second end removably coupled to a fourth sidewall, opposite the third sidewall.

Abstract: A beverage container suitable for containing a beverage or beverage vessel, wherein the beverage container includes at least two separate displays, one of which is extendable and retractable. The container may further include a stowage compartment for stowing travel games or other objects.

Abstract: A hanger device according to the present disclosure may comprise a body having at least opening to allow air to be suctioned into the body and at least one discharge port to allow suctioned air to be forced out of the body. A fan module is provided inside the body and is configured to suction air through the opening and force the suction air to the at least one discharge port. A filtering module removes foreign substances contained in the suctioned air. A steam supply device is provided inside the body to generate steam and supply the generated steam to the discharge port. A hanging unit is configured to extend from a bottom surface of the body.

Abstract: A parcel receptacle assembly which can be attached to a door or other partition separating an interior and an exterior of an enclosure, to facilitate secure and weatherproof delivery of parcel packages and/or other items from outside the enclosure to inside the enclosure, may include a frame assembly. The frame assembly may be configured for deployment around an opening in the partition, with a frame opening aligning with the opening in the partition. A cover may be movable between a closed position over the frame opening and an open position to expose the frame opening. A parcel receptacle may be attached to the frame assembly at the interior the enclosure, facing the frame opening. The parcel receptacle may receive parcel through the frame opening from outside the enclosure. The door panel may be selectively closed and secured over the frame opening to protect the parcel from environmental damage and/or theft.

Abstract: A mountable bracket includes a first leg and a second leg configured to be coupled to a mounting surface, a first sub-leg coupled to the first leg, and a second sub-leg coupled to the second leg. The first leg projects from the mounting surface to define a first engagement surface. The first sub-leg projects from the first leg to define a second engagement surface. The second leg projects from the mounting surface to define a third engagement surface. The second sub-leg projects from the second leg to define a fourth engagement surface. The second engagement surface and the first engagement surface form a first mounting rail having a first rail width. The fourth engagement surface and the third engagement surface form a second mounting rail having the first rail width. The first engagement surface and the third engagement surface form a third mounting rail having a second rail width.

Abstract: A three-joint linkage lifting device with built-in chain for Christmas tree, comprising an outer tube, a middle tube, an inner tube, an upper fixing sleeve for the outer tube, an upper fixing sleeve for the middle tube, a lower fixing sleeve for the inner tube, an electric lifting assembly, and a sliding hoisting rope, wherein the Christmas tree lifting bracket is configured to be an electric two-stage lifting bracket, and the components of the Christmas tree are sleeved outside the bracket, so that the Christmas tree bracket can be lifted and lowered by pushing the screw linear pushing device of the electric lifting assembly, the sliding hoisting rope is fixed on the electric lifting assembly, and when the middle tube rises, the sliding hoisting rope is jacked up to slide and pull up the inner tube synchronously.

Abstract: A pillowcase includes a pillowcase main body. The pillowcase main body is made of a fabric. The pillowcase main body includes an upper covering surface and a lower covering surface. The upper covering surface is connected to the lower covering surface to form a first accommodating space around the upper covering surface and the lower covering surface. The first accommodating space is configured to accommodate a pillow interior. The fabric includes a carrier and a care agent. The care agent is mixed with the carrier. A material of the carrier includes spandex and a polyamide fiber. The carrier of the fabric is composed of the polyamide fiber and the spandex. This combination can provide good wear resistance, elasticity, and comfort, so that the pillowcase is more durable and suitable for long-term use. Meanwhile, due to the addition of the care agent, this pillowcase can have a skincare effect.

Abstract: Disclosed is an end cap or connector for a wheel system, the end cap or connector has a cylindrical portion for engagement with one of an extension or a quick release system, the cylindrical portion further including a catch for attachment to the extension; and a cap, extending from said cylindrical portion, said cap having a connector for attaching to a wheel carriage or another extension. Also disclosed is a method which includes the end cap and inserting the end cap into an extension such as a hollow tube or rod; and releasably attaching the end cap to a wheel system.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a pot lid, a pot body, and a pot lid. The pot lid has an oval cross section with a long axis and a short axis orthogonal to each other. The pot body includes a limiting boss provided at an upper surface of the pot body. The limiting boss is configured to abut against an outer peripheral edge of the pot lid when the pot lid is closed. The pot lid locking assembly is configured to lock the pot lid in a closed state. The pot lid locking assembly includes at least one of a lid locking part disposed at the pot lid or a pot locking part disposed at the pot body.

Abstract: Predictive cooking systems and methods. A representative system can include a cooking device submergible in a container of fluid and a memory device storing instructions for causing a processor to receive information and determine heater set point temperature and on time. The processor can receive information indicative of one or more characteristics of a food item to be cooked in the fluid and a desired food temperature. The processor can perform a control process that can include sending instructions for controlling a heater, obtaining a temperature measurement of the fluid from a temperature sensor, determining a measurement of power delivered to the heater, determining constants related to corresponding physical characteristics of the fluid and/or the container based on at least one of the temperature measurement and the measurement of power, and determining a food temperature of the food item.

Abstract: A machine for preparing beverages includes at least one tank for the water, fluidly connected, by means of a circuit, to a filtering container suitable to contain an aromatic mixture to be brewed, a pump to feed the water from said tank to said circuit, a heating device to heat the water in transit, and a control and command unit functionally connected to a user interface comprising commands suitable to select the characteristics of said beverage to be prepared.

Abstract: A filtration system is adapted for use and integration with cartridge-based beverage dispensing systems that mix an additive (flavor) with a base liquid (water) as the base liquid is dispensed from a container and through the cartridge. A support frame may support an annular charcoal fabric filter element secured with an end cap and defining an inner cavity to house and surround a portion of the cartridge. A filter cage may enclose the filter element. The support frame may include a bayonet-type connector to secure the filter assembly to a container lid. Base liquid flowing from the container and through the cartridge necessarily flows first through the filter element as a user drinks from the container. Related methods for assembling the filter assembly and installing the filter assembly on a cartridge/lid assembly are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a cooking utensil for cooking by variously combining multi-structured composite bases according to a user's selection. The cooking utensil includes: a base portion made of a composite material and formed to have different thermal conductivities of a heat source according to cooking ingredients and cooking methods; a body portion into which the cooking ingredients are put and to which the base portion is detachably coupled; and a lid configured to seal an upper part of the body portion.

Abstract: The present application discloses a physically non-stick structure and a cooking utensil applied on a surface of a metal substrate, the physically non-stick structure includes a concave structure and a convex structure on at least a part of an area of the concave structure, at least a part of a surface of the concave structure and/or at least a part of a surface of the convex structure are provided with a physical vapor deposition layer, and a morphology of a surface of the physical vapor deposition layer is similar to a morphology of the surface of the concave structure and/or the surface of the convex structure covered by the physical vapor deposition layer.

Abstract: A chafer device is provided to offer protection against wind, helping keep sterno burners from being extinguished so that food can be kept warm. The present invention provides a chafer device that comprises a skirt member and an attachment member. The skirt member is removably attached to a top perimeter of a chafing dish frame via the attachment member. The skirt member wraps around the chafing dish frame and extends downward from the top perimeter of the chafing dish frame to form a wall around the chafing dish frame, thereby enclosing a heat source below the chafing dish frame.

Abstract: A combination bottle warmer and cooler device can include a thermally conductive medium plate in thermal contact with a thermoelectric module. Liquid can be brought into thermal contact with the medium plate. A temperature sensor can sense the temperature of the medium plate. A controller can receive the temperature readings of the sensor and apply a voltage differential to the thermoelectric module in order to warm or cool the liquid.

Abstract: An improved automated oven appliance for baking or broiling food in a cooking chamber is disclosed. The appliance includes two heating elements, one or more food baskets, a baking pan, a temperature sensor, a cooking chamber, a user interface panel, a micro controller and two motors located within a metal cabinet. Food cooking methods stored in memory in a micro controller determines cooking chamber temperature and cooking intervals, as well as movement of one of the food baskets in the cooking chamber. Intervals of rotary motion of a food basket in the cooking chamber as part of a cooking method and ultimate shut down of the appliance after food is cooked is controlled by the memory of the micro controller.

Abstract: A heating cooking apparatus (100) includes a heating cooking unit, a communication unit (40), a container portion (30), and a movable member (55). The heating cooking unit heats and cooks an object to be heated. The communication unit (40) wirelessly communicates with an external device. The container portion (30) contains the communication unit (40). The movable member (55) moves between a first position and a second position. The first position indicates a position of the movable member (55) when the movable member (55) is separated from the container portion (30). The second position indicates a position of the movable member (55) when the movable member (55) is closer to the container portion (30) than in the first position.

Abstract: The grill grate-oiling device includes a main body, an applicator, and a valve. The grill grate-oiling device may be operable to apply oil to grates of a grill in order to prevent food from sticking to the grates. The grill grate-oiling device may be spill resistant if tipped or knocked over. The oil may be held within the main body and may flow from the main body into the applicator. Responsive to the main body being pressed downward, the valve may open to allow the oil to flow to an applicator pad located on the bottom of the applicator. The oil may be applied to the grates by rubbing the applicator pad over the grates.

Abstract: A safety system (4) for a kitchen device (1) having a vessel (5) and a lid (21), the safety system (4) comprising: a processor (10); a retaining arm (7) adapted to, in a retaining position, retain the lid (21) against the vessel (5); a first sensor (40) adapted to communicate a retaining signal to the processor (10) when the retaining arm (7) is in the retaining position; and a second sensor (43) adapted to communicate a function signal to the processor (10), the function signal indicating a function of the lid (21), wherein the processor (10) is adapted to select an operating mode of the kitchen device (1) in response to the retaining signal and the function signal.

Abstract: The invention proposes a spinning device for drying food comprising a container, a cover, an internal rotatable basket, a central drive assembly coupled to the basket for effecting rotation of the basket and including a handle structure linearly reciprocating between a raised position and a lowered position to rotate the basket, wherein the conversion mechanism retained against axial movement, the lid being releasably coupled to the basket and engageably coupled to the handle structure, and a brake assembly for reducing the rotational velocity and/or for stopping the rotation of the basket relative to the container, characterized in that the actuation of the brake assembly is effected by a rotation of the handle structure of the drive mechanism with respect to the cover of the container around the vertical axis (A) of rotation of the device.

Abstract: A resilient scoop includes a handle and a rim. A bowl has an open end portion secured to the rim. The bowl is movable relative to the rim between a first, unbuckled condition and a second, buckled condition, where in the second condition the bowl is biased back toward the first condition. The bowl includes a base wall and a sidewall that extends from the base wall to the open end portion. The sidewall includes a smooth inner surface and an outer surface. The sidewall is configured such that a stiffness of the sidewall is less than a stiffness of the base wall. The sidewall resists movement of the bowl toward the second condition until an input force applied to the base wall is equal to or greater than a threshold reaction force of the sidewall directed toward the base wall.

Abstract: An intelligent chopping block includes a base, a chopping block, an electronic scale, and a support hinge. The base comprises a first base and a second base, the first base has a first surface, and the first surface has a first area and a second area; the chopping block is disposed in the first area, and the chopping block comprises a whole bamboo chopping block and a food-separating chopping block, wherein the food-separating chopping block is used to separately process food according to different kinds. The electronic scale is disposed in the second area; and two ends of the support hinge are pivotally connected to the second base by a connecting shaft, and the support hinge is used to erect the intelligent chopping block when the intelligent chopping block is left unused.

Abstract: A wall mount towel bar assembly provides a wall mount bracket adapted to be mounted to a planar surface. A threaded shaft is supported upon the wall mount bracket for rotation relative to the wall mount bracket. A sleeve is in threaded engagement with the threaded shaft with a sleeve aperture formed therein. A bar is received for translation in the sleeve aperture. Rotation of the threaded shaft locks the bar in the sleeve to maintain a position of the bar within the sleeve.

Abstract: A dispensing device for single-use articles is provided. In certain embodiments, the dispensing device comprises a wall-mounted unit or fixture that is capable of holding at least different articles and providing those articles to a user. Packaging devices for use and cooperation with the dispensing device are further provided, and various systems for storing and dispensing articles are provided.

Abstract: A method for loading a stack of interfolded paper units into a dispenser includes inserting a stack of interfolded paper units into an interior volume of the dispenser through a dispenser opening. The dispenser has a lid having a dispensing aperture, as well as a movable platen that has a paper-engaging surface, and which is urged upwardly toward the dispenser opening. A bottom wall of the dispenser is disposed opposite the dispenser opening, and a lock of the dispenser is selectively engageable with the platen. The stack is placed on the platen and a downward force is exerted on the top surface of the stack to thereby push the platen downward until the platen has been engaged by the lock and has reached a locked position in which the paper-engaging surface has an oblique orientation relative to the bottom wall of the dispenser.

Abstract: A toilet that includes a bag having closed side walls, closed bottom and open top. The side walls and bottom form an enclosed interior to collect the solid and liquid waste. The toilet includes a filter attached to an interior surface of the bottom of the bag. The filter allows the liquid waste to flow through the filter, while trapping and removing unwanted particles and contaminants from the liquid waste. The toilet includes perforations in the side walls of the bag adjacent to the filter to allow the liquid processed through the filter to flow from the bag. The toilet includes a compactor bag receptacle having closed side walls, closed bottom and an open top, the side walls and bottom joined at edges to form a tank. The open top of the receptacle receives the bag. The receptacle is shaped to receive the bag and provide support for the bag.

Abstract: A portable assembly for housing a toilet having an enclosure having a doorframe cutout having a first perimeter portion formed around the doorframe cutout, the first perimeter portion comprises a knife edge extending out from an outer side of the front sidewall. The portable assembly further includes a door having a second perimeter being sized and shaped to substantially correspond to a shape and a size of the doorframe cutout, a gasket fit inside of a cavity in the door, wherein the gasket comprises a divot sized and shaped to correspond a shape and a size of the knife edge to accommodate the knife edge when the door is configured in the closed position, and a lock assembly configured to engage a wedge to provide a knife-edge seal via the gasket and knife edge.

Abstract: A toilet seat and toilet chair with detachable seat members that can be easily removed from around a child's neck. The apparatus includes a first seat member and a second seat member, wherein the first and second seat members are detachable. The apparatus includes a first latch disposed at a first end of the second seat member between the first and second seat members, and a second latch disposed at the second end of the second seat member between the first and second seat members opposite the first latch. During use, a user may detach the first and second seat members via the first and second latches. The second seat member may be later reconnected to the first seat member via the first and second latches.

Abstract: An infant bathing system has a sling for receiving the body of an infant and a tub into which the sling is installed. A second panel of the sling has a first end that is joined to a second end of a first panel. A third panel has leg holes for the infant and a first end that is joined to the second end of the first panel and to the first end of the second panel. A bar connected to the second end of the third panel is adapted to span the tub and to be installed in channels in the tub walls. In one use configuration, the second panel is positioned above the third panel and occludes the leg holes in the third panel. In another use configuration, the third panel is positioned above the second panel and allows use of the leg holes.

Abstract: The invention discloses a surface cleaning apparatus comprising: a source of suction; the cleaning head comprises a housing and a cleaning roller. The cleaning head is provided with a cleaning liquid output for applying the cleaning liquid and at least one steam output for applying steam relative to the surface to be cleaned by the rolling brush; wherein the steam outlet steam outlet is arranged at the lower portion of the housing and configured to heat the surface by overflowing the steam to the surface to accelerate the evaporation of residual cleaning liquid on the surface. The apparatus introduces steam for heating the surface, thereby it can accelerate evaporation surface on the residual cleaning solution and shorten user latency.

Abstract: The Grease Getter is the only product of its kind that utilizes a cardboard blade that can be disposed of and can be used by any company or service that performs or provides lubrication of machines and vehicles as a go-to accessory for post-work clean-up. This unprecedented product is uniquely designed with durable, high-quality materials to ensure long-term sustainability and can be used on any surface to address oil spills and stains, in private or commercial settings.

Abstract: A securing system includes a fastener and a tape. The fastener includes a main body portion having a first end and a second end, a curved portion extending from the first end, first and second legs extending from the second end, and a roller extending between the first and second legs. The tape may extend around the roller and may be self-adhering.

Abstract: A system includes a dishwasher including a receptacle for items to be washed, a control apparatus configured to execute a wash program in dependence upon a loading of the receptacle with items to be washed and a camera configured to capture an image of at least one partial region of the receptacle in dependence upon a pull-out position of the receptacle. The captured image is stored by the control apparatus in dependence upon the pull-out position in a memory location of a number of memory locations, which memory location is assigned to the pull-out position, with each of the number of memory locations being assigned a set of pull-out positions. An image analysis unit determines the loading of the receptacle in dependence upon images that are stored in the memory locations.

Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity for receiving an item to be washed, a hydraulic circuit configured to circulate fresh water and/or wash liquor in the dishwasher cavity, a pump device configured to apply fresh water and/or wash liquor to the hydraulic circuit, and a closure manufactured from a water-soluble material. The closure is configured to disconnect part of the hydraulic circuit from the pump device during a one-time calibration process of the household dishwasher and dissolves in the fresh water and/or the wash liquor during and/or after completion of the calibration process.

Abstract: A dishwasher includes a controller for executing a washing program for washing a dirty item to be washed, and a receiving unit for receiving a sensor signal indicative of a dirt type adhering to the dirty item to be washed from a plurality of dirt types, with each of the dirt types being determined by a dirt parameter matrix, in which each position is assigned to a dirt parameter. A determining unit determines the dirt type adhering to the dirty item to be washed as a function of the received sensor signal, with the controller executing the washing program as a function of the determined dirt type.

Abstract: A reconfigurable three-dimensional lattice in and on which detergent solutions and other liquid films may be deposited and supported, wherein the lattice may be configured and reconfigured for use, cleaning, and storage.

Abstract: A household dishwasher includes a holder for items to be washed for holding items to be washed, and a lifting device for raising the holder for items to be washed from a starting position to an end position and for lowering the holder for items to be washed from the end position to the starting position. The lifting device includes a spring element, which assists the raising and lowering of the holder for items to be washed with the aid of an assisting force, and a spring bias adjusting unit, which tailors the assisting force to a loading state of the holder for items to be washed by adjusting a spring bias.

Abstract: A handheld extraction cleaner includes a unitary body provided with a carry handle, and further provided with a supply tank, a recovery tank, and a suction source, all of which are carried on the unitary body. The various components of the extraction cleaner can be arranged for a balanced weight in hand. The supply and recovery tanks are configured to optimize the usable volume within the tanks, among other functions. A powered cleaning head including a removable brushroll is provided on the unitary body.

Abstract: An evacuation station for a surface cleaning apparatus has a housing having an air flow path extending from an evacuation station air inlet to an evacuation station air outlet. An air treatment assembly comprising an air treatment member, is moveable from an in use position in which the air treatment member is positioned in the air flow path and a second position in which the air treatment member is disconnected from the air flow path. The air treatment assembly is moveable only laterally as it is moved from the in use position to the second position.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless scanning device, including: a scanning housing, including: an image detector configured for acquiring 2D-images at a first 2D-frame-rate; and one or more processor(s) coupled to the image detector such that the 2D-images can be processed by the processor(s) to form processed data; a wireless module being coupled to the processor(s) such that the wireless module receives the processed data from the processor(s) and wirelessly transmits the processed data.

Abstract: A surgical instruments can be carried out via a foot switch by an operator or a surgeon. It is typical that during operation, multiple surgical instruments are each operated via one foot switch. As a result, the risk of an incorrect operation of the foot switches increases because the space available for the placement of the foot switches is limited. The invention provides a method and a device using which various functions in connection with surgical instruments can be carried out in a simple and safe manner. This is achieved in that at least one projector for generating a virtual control panel and at least one sensor for acquiring the virtual control panel are assigned to a foot switch.

Abstract: A luminal navigation system including a catheter including a sensor and a pod including a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device transmitting data received from the sensor.