Abstract: Improvements to filtration and vessels such as for filtration and coalescing of gas streams are shown. A filter element with a partial treated region and untreated region such as providing different surface energies or other filtration characteristics are provided. Various keying arrangements for compatibility and/or rotational locking are shown between the filtration vessel, a tubular coalescing baffle, and/or filter element. The tubular coalescing baffle also may include non-louvered pore structure, which provides for more even flow in a two stage type filtration vessel to prevent premature exiting and reduction of flow velocities along the second stage, and/or may additionally or alternatively include drainage apertures such as drain slot formed along a gravitational bottom or otherwise to facilitate additional drainage of coalesced liquid as opposed to letting such liquid be forced through fluid velocity toward the open end of the tubular baffle.

Abstract: A baby crib includes a crib body, the crib body includes: a crib frame formed by a plurality of rods; a soft goods made of a soft material and fixed on the crib frame; and a crib accommodating space enclosed by the crib frame and the soft goods. An entire upper rod or a portion of the upper rod on one of sides of the crib frame is adjustable in height in a vertical direction between upper and lower ends of the crib frame. The crib frame is provided with a tightening mechanism. When the upper rod is adjusted in height and drives the upper rod soft goods to move, the tightening mechanism is capable of being contracted or stretched correspondingly to provide a tightening force to the upper rod soft goods.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (2) for controlling and guiding a closure element (4) for closing a motor vehicle cooling module, comprising a first control element (10a) for controlling an opening and a closing movement of the closure element (4), a second control element (10b) for controlling an opening and a closing movement of the closure element (4), a guide element (8), which is arranged directly between the first and the second control element (10a, 10b), for guiding the closure element (4) during an opening and a closing movement, wherein the device (2) is formed in multiple parts and is assembled from parts produced separately from one another.

Abstract: A roller shutter which is convenient to mount, comprising a roller shutter body (1) with a rolling pipe (2), wherein a positioning sleeve (41) embedded in the rolling pipe (2) and a retractable fixing assembly (4) located in the positioning sleeve are arranged on at least one end of the roller shutter body (1); the positioning sleeve (41) is fixedly connected to the rolling pipe (2); the positioning sleeve (41) and the retractable fixing assembly (4) can rotate in a relative manner; and the retractable fixing assembly (4) comprises a self-locking retractable mechanism and a retaining plug assembly for bearing against a wall surface to increase a friction force. The roller shutter is convenient to mount and dismount, and the distance between fixed points at two sides of the roller shutter can be adjusted according to the width of a window.

Abstract: Improvements to filtration and vessels such as for filtration and coalescing of gas streams are shown. A filter element with a partial treated region and untreated region such as providing different surface energies or other filtration characteristics are provided. Various keying arrangements for compatibility and/or rotational locking are shown between the filtration vessel, a tubular coalescing baffle, and/or filter element. The tubular coalescing baffle also may include non-louvered pore structure, which provides for more even flow in a two stage type filtration vessel to prevent premature exiting and reduction of flow velocities along the second stage, and/or may additionally or alternatively include drainage apertures such as drain slot formed along a gravitational bottom or otherwise to facilitate additional drainage of coalesced liquid as opposed to letting such liquid be forced through fluid velocity toward the open end of the tubular baffle.

Abstract: A mounting system for a roller blind includes a tension bar for mounting under pressure between first and second sides of a windows frame. The tension bar may provide both long and short adjustment of mounting system width. The tension bar extends through a hollow roller tube of the roller blind, and through a clutch mechanism of the roller blind, and is coupled to end mounting fixtures. The length of the tension bar may be adjusted as a long adjustment of mounting width. Various mechanisms may be associated with one or both of the end mounting fixtures for short adjustment of mounting width, such as a latch mechanism, wedge mechanism, spring-loaded mechanism, or turn-buckle system. End pads at the ends of the blind provide friction and absorb excess pressure. The mounting mechanism serves as a universal window blind bracket and support rod, which requires no screws or nails to install.

Abstract: A stop structure for a cordless curtain includes a bracket, a mounting seat, a rotation wheel, a locking piece, and a spring. The bracket has a resting portion. The mounting seat has an axle. The rotation wheel is mounted on the axle and has at least one positioning hole. The locking piece is rotatably mounted on the mounting seat and has a first end provided with a positioning projection positioned in the at least one positioning hole. A push member is biased between a second end of the locking piece and the mounting seat. When the resting portion presses the locking piece, the positioning projection is detached from the at least one positioning hole. The spring is mounted in the rotation wheel and connected with the rotation wheel and the axle.

Abstract: The invention refers to a Locking device (200) for a pre-tensioning arrangement of a roller blind (2) or a venetian blind, comprising a sleeve (5) and a plug element (4) adapted to be inserted into the sleeve (5), a locking member (7) and a pin (6). The pin is adapted to be operated between a locking position and a releasing position. When set to the locking position the plug element (4) is prevented from being rotated in view of the sleeve (5). When set to the releasing position the plug element (4) is allowed to be rotated in view of the sleeve (5).

Abstract: An energy saving apparatus for an electric roller shutter contains a curtain unit, a fixing unit, a signal receiver, and a controller. The curtain unit includes a driving shaft having a chamber and a rotary connecting portion, and the curtain unit also includes a driver and a curtain. The fixing unit is configured to fix the curtain unit and includes a mounting rack, a first seat, a second seat, and a rolling assembly which reduces power consumption of the driver and facilitates an upward rolling of the curtain, when the curtain rolls. The signal receiver is electrically connected with the driver and includes a casing, a coupling portion, a power supply module, and a receiving module. The controller is configured to send a signal to the receiving module in the casing of the signal receiver, such that the driver of the curtain unit is controlled by the controller to operate.

Abstract: A safety mechanism for a closing installation, comprising a shaft and an element having teeth for cooperating with a catch which oscillates during rotational movements of the shaft. The mechanism further comprises a safety system including a ring for braking the oscillatory movement of the catch. The movement of the ring is controlled by a detecting system that detects the state of a spring which used to compensate the torque exerted on the shaft by the screen body.

Abstract: A roll-up barrier has a base, an end cap, a drive shaft connected between the base and the end cap, a rolling assembly, a resilient element and a flexible barrier. The end cap has an arresting mechanism having a control button and an arrestor. The rolling assembly is mounted rotatably around the drive shaft and has a rolling bushing. The rolling bushing has an actuator and multiple one-way arresting teeth. The resilient element provides a reposition force for rolling back the rolling assembly. The flexible barrier is mounted retractably around the rolling assembly. When the control button is pressed and rotated, the actuator detaches the arrestor from the arresting teeth to allow rotation of the rolling assembly. When the control button is released, the arrestor engages the arresting teeth to prevent the rolling assembly from rotation so the flexible barrier can be pulled out and held at a desired length.

Abstract: A retractable hanging apparatus that includes an engagement structure, such as a bar, upon which an article is hung or secured, with the engagement structure being suspended by one or more lines that are attached to a spring-biased roller assembly rotatably mounted between two brackets. The roller assembly may be mounted to brackets alone or disposed inside a housing structure. The lines are secured to a roller assembly so that the article may be lowered to a particular height or may, through a short but gentle pull of the engagement means, be elevated as desired. A braking system for preventing sudden retraction of the lines is also described.

Abstract: An information presentation device and methods for mounting a display sheet to the device. The device includes an elongate housing having a first opening through which the display sheet passes. The display sheet is wound onto a drum within the housing. A releasable attachment arrangement in the form of an attachment strip to which a display sheet can be affixed and a receiving slot in the drum permits a display sheet to be attached to and removed from the information presentation device without the need to disassemble the device.

Abstract: A locking device for a safety gate which includes a gate surface made from material which may be wound up with a mechanism for prevention of unintentional unwinding of gate material, the mechanism including a catch wheel which co-rotates with the unwinding, a rotatable catch for cooperation with the cogs of the catch wheel and a release mechanism releasing the gate for unwinding. The mechanism also includes a driver which is arranged adjacent the catch wheel and may be rotated concentrically therewith, at which rotation a pin which is arranged at the catch is displaced in a slot in the driver so that the pin, when the catch is in a released position, contacts a surface inside or adjacent the slot. The driver includes a fork with two shanks between which the slot is arranged. The slot is L-shaped. In order to release the gate, a manually performed movement in three different directions of an actuator which affects the releasing mechanism is required.

Abstract: A separation device for a motor vehicle, with a flexible flat shaped article, which is held on a winding shaft located in a box housing between a rolled-in rest position and a pulled-out protective position which is rigidly connected to the vehicle with holding devices, in a manner so it can be rolled in and rolled out, where a return spring arrangement applies pressure in the roll-in direction onto the winding shaft. According to the invention, the return spring arrangement is formed by a series or parallel connection of a stronger wound spring and a weaker convenience spring, where the switching is designed in such a manner that, between the rolled-up rest position and a first pull-out position, the stronger roll-up force is applied, and, from the first pull-out position on, for a limited time, a smaller roll-up force is applied, for the transfer into the suspended protective position, and in that the wound spring is associated with a damping element.

Abstract: A secure hand-held prayer scroll is provided for creating and retaining writings such as prayers. A replaceable paper webbing is retained on, and in use unwound from, a rotary spool within a hollow housing. To rewind the paper webbing onto the spool, a locking wheel is unlocked by use of a button. A retraction spring and comfort spring balance the return force of the paper webbing. A pen may be stored within the article for writing purposes in use. A key activates a locking device to prevent unwanted release of the paper webbing.

Abstract: A retractable window screen assembly which includes a housing easily mounted on an existing double hung sliding window sill or similar type is disclosed. The screen is wound about a spring mounted core and extends from the housing when the window is opened to cover the open space. A pivot bar provides screen to sash rotation to prevent binding when the sash yaws during opening or closing. The core includes a c-shaped member for easy attachment to a generally cylindrical member and a U-shaped member attaches the free end of the screen to the pivot bar.

Abstract: A locking device (38) for locking a hollow longitudinally extending tubular roller (12) of a shade (16) of an architectural covering (1) releasably in any unwound position of the shade. The locking device (38) includes a center shaft (28) concentrically arranged within the roller and a return spring (32), capable of being operatively interposed between the roller (12) and the center shaft (28), for biasing the roller (12) towards a fully wound position of the shade (16). It also includes a disc (42) rotatably mounted on the center shaft (28) radially adjacent a first portion (12A) of the length of a circumferential inner surface of the roller (12) and a plurality of detent projections (82, 86) integrally formed on a second portion (12B) of the length of the inner surface of the roller (12). A cam member (44) is mounted on the center shaft (28), so as to be able to carry out sliding movement transversely, preferably laterally, of the center shaft (28), between two end positions.

Abstract: A roller sunshade for mounting on a car roof mainly includes more than one adhering sucker mechanism and an automatic sunshade winding mechanism. The adhering sucker mechanism can adhere to any point on the car roof by vacuum suction and each includes form bottom to top a sucker main body, a fixed seat, a height-adjusting fixing bar, a sleeve, a level-adjusting supporting board, a locating block, a bolt, and a connecting board. The automatic sunshade winding mechanism is connected to a top of the more than one adhering sucker mechanism and includes a sunshade cloth wound on a roller provided with a torsional spring, and a braking mechanism connected to one end of the roller. The braking mechanism includes a rotational sleeve connected to the torsional spring and a one-way ratchet.

Abstract: A roller on which a curtain is rolled up has its respective ends closed by a washer and by a cap having two opposed recesses one inside and the other outside the roller. A first support in the outer recess supports one end of a threaded rod passing inside the roller and inserted at its other end, in a second support fastened to the washer. The threaded rod crosses two opposed bodies one of which is fixed and the other is movable, by virtue of its coupling with the threaded rod and the rod's axial rotation. Between the two bodies, a helical spring has its ends fastened to the same bodies, so that, the rotation of the roller causes the rotation of the movable body, which twists the spring, but at the same time moves along the threaded rod, thereby changing the longitudinal space available to the spring.

Abstract: A travel lock system for use on retractable awnings incorporating a support arm and a rafter arm wherein the rafter arm is adapted to be moved into a channel provided in the support arm when the awning is retracted, includes a lock arm adapted, in a locking position, to extend across the channel in the support arm to retain the rafter arm therein and further includes a cam surface so that movement of the rafter arm into the channel when the travel lock is in its locking position will not damage the travel lock but will pivot the travel lock out of its locking position to permit the rafter arm to be moved into the support arm.

Abstract: A window shade motor and a window shade roller assembly which is characterized by easier release and release with greater certainty, as contrasted to current construction, while having fewer parts which is based, in part, on arranging the pivot axes of the pawls closer to the center and a reduction of parts to as few as seven including a cage structure which performs several functions and which may easily be formed by progressive stamping.

Abstract: In a window shade which automatically winds up by a releasable spring mechanism, mounted in a rotatable shaft, a roll for a cord is secured to the end of the shaft. A free end of the cord is secured to the roll. The amount of the cord to be wound up on the roll corresponds to the entire winding length of the shade material. The cord forms a loop at which a hand grip is suspended.

Abstract: A motor and roller support includes a reversible lock clutch mechanism having a housing including an annular portion having a plurality of alternately deep and shallow recesses and a spindle axially received in the housing and having at least one flexible pawl positioned to cooperate with the plurality of recesses of the housing, with the pawl being unflexed when radially aligned with any of the deep recesses of the housing, and being angularly flexed upon being positioned in any of the shallow recesses of the housing. Upon alignment of the pawl with any of the deep recesses of the housing, relative rotation between the housing and the spindle can be initiated in either direction. However, upon the pawl being positioned with its end residing in a shallow recess of the housing and abutting the recess surface, relative rotation between the housing and the spindle can be initiated in only one direction therefrom.

Abstract: The invention is a seat cover that can be stored when not in use or when not needed without the complicated process of totally removing it from the seat. The invention consists of a rollable seat cover that will self-wind when activated. The seat cover is fitted into and stores within the head rest on the seat. The seat cover also crosses over and covers the head rest as well.

Abstract: A window shade support roller having an improved spring motor construction and method of manufacture includes a spring retaining structure which holds a driving spring and a spear structure having an integral spear. The spear structure and the spring retaining structure cooperate together, and with a ball, to form a ball clutch mechanism. The spring retaining structure has ball-receiving recesses with canting floors which simplify assembly. Assembly steps include inserting balls into the spring retaining structure, inserting the spear structure into the spring retaining structure, inserting a dowel into the spear structure, positioning a spring around the dowel, and inserting one end of such spring between portions of the spring retaining structure, which uniquely capture and retain the end without other securement, for torsional winding of the spring.