Plural, For Single Article Patents (Class 248/201)
  • Patent number: 8485487
    Abstract: An easy-mount in-ceiling speaker mount has multiple fastening units mounted on an in-ceiling speaker. Each fastening unit has a base frame, a torsion spring securely mounted on the base frame, a pivoting member pivotally mounted on the base frame, a slider plate longitudinally movable on the base frame, and a spring holder receiving the torsion spring, pivotally mounted on the base frame and blocked by the pivoting member. When the speaker mount is moved upwardly through a ceiling, a bottom of the ceiling holds a ceiling support formed on the slider plate and the pivoting member is pushed and pivoted. After being unblocked from the pivoting member, the spring holder is pivoted to hold a top of the ceiling in completion of the mounting of the speaker mount. Accordingly, the mounting procedures of the speaker mount can be easily achieved by simply pushing it upwardly through a ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Inventor: Liang-Chih Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130175416
    Abstract: A connector mounting apparatus includes a mounting bracket and a securing bracket. The mounting bracket receives a connector. The mounting bracket includes two recess portions. The securing bracket includes a front wall and two side walls extending from the front wall. The front wall defines a through hole corresponding to the connector. Each side wall includes a side wall body, a resilient tab extending inward from the side wall body, and a securing tab extending inward from the side wall body. The two securing tabs grasp the two recess portions. The two resilient tabs resist resiliently the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Zhi-Ming ZHU, Ting WANG
  • Publication number: 20130161457
    Abstract: A photovoltaic (“PV”) module mounting system including a standoff adapted to be secured to a support surface, the standoff having an elongate channel formed along a length thereof. A rail attachment member has a portion disposed in the channel. The rail attachment member is positionably adjustable along the length of the rail. An elongate rail is securable to the standoff by the rail attachment member. The position of the rail is adjustable along the length of the standoff and fixedly secured. The elongate rail has a slot extending along a length thereof. The slot accommodates PV panel mounting hardware therein for securing a PV panel to the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: LUMOS LSX, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Stephen Klinga
  • Patent number: 8472191
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus, which is excellent in heat radiation efficiency and has an excellent back design, includes a display panel for displaying an image; a heat generating member provided on a back side of the display panel; and a cabinet for covering the display panel and the heat generating member at least from the back side of the display panel. In the cabinet, an aperture is provided at a position facing the heat generating member, and an opening/closing unit enables switching between closing and opening of the aperture. In a state that the aperture is opened by the opening/closing unit and one part of a heat-transfer member is positioned on a side of the cabinet opposite to the display panel, the other part of the heat-transfer member extends through the aperture so that the heat-transfer member can thermally be connected to the heat generating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Kinya Kamiguchi
  • Publication number: 20130143103
    Abstract: A battery module includes a top bracket, a bottom bracket, a number of batteries clamped by the top and bottom brackets, and an insulative cover fixed to a top side of the top bracket. The top bracket includes a number of top recesses and a number of top separators separating the top recesses from each other. The bottom bracket includes a number of bottom recesses and a number of bottom separators separating the bottom recesses from each other. The top recesses and the bottom recesses are aligned with each other for fixing top sides and bottom sides of the batteries, respectively. The batteries are separated from each other by the top separators and the bottom separators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: GOLDEN CROWN NEW ENERGY (HK) LIMITED, SUZHOU GOLDEN CROWN NEW ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JEN-CHIN HUANG, HUABIN SONG
  • Publication number: 20130139861
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, extension brackets are attachable to existing crutch support members in order to outwardly extend the handle location of the crutch a given distance from the vertical plane of the support members of the crutch. An extended handle is attachable between the extension brackets by way of conventional fasteners such as wing nuts and bolts. The design and implementation of the ergonomic crutch handle kit of the present invention are significantly less complicated than designs which are known to exist in the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Bud Spangler
  • Publication number: 20130140413
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a hosting frame comprising a generally U-shaped structure being operable for retaining a portable electronic device. The U-shaped structure comprises a pair of generally L-shaped hosting brackets and a collar joining the hosting brackets to form the U-shape. An extendable structure is joined to the collar. The extendable structure is operable for providing a variable length. A support bracket is rotatably joined to the extendable structure. The support bracket is operable for removably joining the apparatus to a supporting structure in which the apparatus is operable for supporting the portable electronic device at an adjustable height and an adjustable angle with respect to the supporting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Mary Lou Bailey
  • Patent number: 8456808
    Abstract: A mounting system for an electronic display providing enhanced versatility of movement and ease of installation. The mounting system includes a latch and kickstand assembly for latching the display to a support structure mountable to a wall and propping the bottom edge of the display away from the wall to enable connection of wires to the back of the display while the display is mounted on the wall. The mount further includes a vertical position adjustment assembly to enable vertical positioning and leveling of the display after the display is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Milestone AV Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Dominic Grey, Joel Pfister, Peter Tribuno
  • Publication number: 20130133275
    Abstract: A device for supporting and attaching panels to a roof including an added sealing covering on the surface thereof includes brackets for tiltedly supporting and bearing the panels, including a bottom bearing portion and at least one top portion for supporting the panels, the brackets having a triangular structure and consisting of a hollow body. The device is characterized in that the bottom portion (4) of the brackets (3) is provided, on the underside thereof, with at least one added plate (5) secured to the console (3), wherein the plate(s) (5) consist of a material or contain a material that is compatible with and/or similar to the layer or the surface coating of the roof covering (2), and are bonded to the layer or the covering by an adhesive bond, and in that the top portion (4?) provides bearing surfaces for the edges of the panels or profile members for mounting such panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: SOPREMA (SAS)
    Inventors: Pierre Etienne Bindschedler, Damien Fulcrand, Rémi Perrin, Henri Desgouilles
  • Patent number: 8448791
    Abstract: A server assembly includes a server rack, and a bracket configured to mount a server to the server rack. The server rack includes a plurality of first supports located on the server rack. Two brackets are configured to secure the server between two of the plurality of first supports, and each bracket includes a first securing arm and a second securing arm connected to the first securing arm, wherein the first securing arm is secured to the server, and the second securing arm is secured to one of the plurality of first supports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hai-Long Zhang
  • Patent number: 8444008
    Abstract: A tissue holder and dispenser includes a cuboid shaped housing having a front panel, two planer side panels and a planer rear panel as well as a planer bottom panel and an open top. The front planer panel includes a horizontal slot through which individual tissues are dispensed while one side wall includes a rectangular opening through which an empty tissue box can be ejected by pushing it out of the housing with a finger inserted through a circular opening on the opposite side wall that is aligned with the rectangular opening in the first side wall. The housing is constructed and dimensioned to hold from one to four tissue boxes with the top of each box facing a front surface of the rectangular front planer panel so that a slit in the top of the tissue box on the bottom of the housing will come into register with a slot in the lower portion of the rectangular front planer panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: Khaled Abdullah M. Al-Mahnna
  • Patent number: 8444398
    Abstract: A pump has a pump fluid end and a manifold that is detachable from the fluid end. A device is attachable to the pump, and has a manifold support beam portion adapted to affix to the pump fluid end at a location adjacent a manifold mating surface of the pump fluid end and extend outward from the pump fluid end. A support is provided on the manifold support beam portion that, when the manifold support beam portion is affixed to the fluid end of the pump, engages the manifold detached from the fluid end and supports the weight of the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John Dexter Brunet, Justin Lee Hurst
  • Publication number: 20130119213
    Abstract: A versatile system and apparatus for securing a ladder in an operational position by restraining the base of the ladder is presented. The system features a substantially rectangular retaining mechanism, wherein the legs of the ladder are placed within the substantially rectangular retaining mechanism, and a locking mechanism for affixing the substantially rectangular retaining mechanism to a work surface. The locking mechanism may comprise at least one channel in the base of the substantially rectangular retaining mechanism, and at least one anchoring bracket, wherein the anchoring bracket is removably attached to the substantially rectangular retaining mechanism via the channel. The locking mechanism may also comprise at least one aperture in the base of the substantially rectangular retaining mechanism, and at least one stake mechanism, wherein the stake mechanism is driven through the aperture and into a work surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventor: Tom Watson
  • Publication number: 20130112843
    Abstract: Mounting systems for structural members, fastening assemblies thereof, and vibration isolation systems including the same are provided. Mounting systems comprise a pair of mounting brackets, each clamped against a fastening assembly forming a mounting assembly. Fastening assemblies comprise a spherical rod end comprising a spherical member having a through opening and an integrally threaded shaft, first and second seating members on opposite sides of the spherical member and each having a through opening that is substantially coaxial with the spherical member through opening, and a partially threaded fastener that threadably engages each mounting bracket forming the mounting assembly. Structural members have axial end portions, each releasably coupled to a mounting bracket by the integrally threaded shaft. Axial end portions are threaded in opposite directions for permitting structural member rotation to adjust a length thereof to a substantially zero strain position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Ken Young, Timothy Hindle, Tim Daniel Barber
  • Patent number: 8434727
    Abstract: A fixing bracket for fixing a housing on a board includes: a placing portion configured to be placed on the board; an attaching portion configured to be attached to the housing; and a retaining portion which retains the placing portion to the board. The placing portion may include a receiving portion which accommodates the retaining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Sakamoto, Keiko Ishida
  • Patent number: 8430368
    Abstract: A wall mounting bath accessory assembly contains a fixing member including a contacting fence with a recess and two engaging portions, and the engaging portion including a shoulder arranged on an upper end thereof; a retaining member including a body, an first hook, and two second hooks; the first hooks being inserted through an upper end of the fixing member to retain with the recess so as to limit the retaining member; the second hook including a hooking segment to retain with the first hook and the recess, and when a lower end of the retaining member is pushed inward, the engaging portions of the fixing member abutting against the retaining member to cause a resilient deformation so that the retaining member retains with the engaging portions, and a top end of the anchor being stopped by the shoulder so that an upward displacement of the retaining member is limited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Globe Union Industrial Corp.
    Inventors: Weimien Hsu, Fenyong Nan, Chunhung Li
  • Patent number: 8432667
    Abstract: An audio device supports a variety of digital music players and includes a cradle that physically holds any of a plurality of digital music players. A power port on the audio device provides power to a selected one of the digital music players, through a cable that is specific to the selected digital music player through a cable that connects between the power port and the selected digital music player while the selected digital music player is held within the cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventor: Jack Strauser
  • Patent number: 8432689
    Abstract: A rack mounted computer system. In one variation the computer rack is configured for side-by-side placement of computers. In another variation, the computer rack includes flanges for supporting the placement of computer units within the rack. In another variation the computer rack is configured with retaining clips. In yet another variation, the computer rack is configured to receive computers with chassis that are adapted for side-by-side placement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics International Corp.
    Inventors: Giovanni Coglitore, Matthew P. Casebolt
  • Patent number: 8413938
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting an electrical panel to a handrail has a first portion having a U-shaped portion for receiving the handrail, a second portion having an attachment for attaching to the electrical panel, and a pivotal connection connecting the first portion to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Inventors: Brendan Whelan, Chad Whelan
  • Patent number: 8413937
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for securing a bracket, to which a side skirt may be attached to a frame of a wheeled container chassis semi-trailer. The assembly includes a support and at least one resilient securement member. A proximal end of the support may be mounted in a substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation to one side of the semi-trailer; a distal end secures the bracket in a position to maintain the side skirt in a substantially vertical configuration between the frame and a ground surface on which the semi-trailer is situated and substantially in line with the wheels on the one side of the semi-trailer. The securement members mount the support to the frame. The support may move relative to the frame in response to an applied force and is biased to return and maintain the support in the substantially outwardly transverse horizontal orientation when the force is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Innovative Trailer Design Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Benito Di Franco
  • Publication number: 20130075551
    Abstract: A mounting system for mounting a display device to a surface, the mounting system adjustable in multiple degrees of freedom to selectively position and orientate the attached device relative to the mounting surface and/or other collocated display devices. According to various embodiments, a surface bracket is configured to attach to a mounting surface and an arm assembly operatively couples the surface bracket with a mount carriage. A mount bracket is movably coupled to the mount carriage and is selectively movable in a plane substantially parallel to the surface. A plurality of device bracket assemblies are coupled to the mount bracket. Each of the device bracket assemblies is selectively movable to translate, pivot and tilt the attached device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Peerless Industries, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130068903
    Abstract: An improved adjustable mounting system for mounting a flat panel display to a surface. A mounting bracket is configured to attach to the surface, while an adapter bracket is operatively connected to the mounting bracket and is configured to operatively connect to the flat panel display. At least one carrier mechanism operatively connects the mounting bracket and the adapter bracket, the first carrier mechanism positioned with a set of substantially straight guide paths or surfaces to couple the adapter bracket to the mounting bracket. When the flat panel display is operatively connected to the adapter bracket and the mounting bracket is attached to the surface, the flat panel display is generally selectively rotatably positionable about an axis substantially parallel to the surface as a result of the interaction of the first carrier mechanism with the set of substantially straight guide paths or surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Peerless Industries, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130062480
    Abstract: A sleeve bracket assembly has a frame and multiple first sleeve mounts. The frame has a first sleeve track having a groove. Each first sleeve mount has a base and a hollow positioning button protruding from a top surface of the base and having a retractable protrusion or a flange. The cross section of the base or the positioning button of each first sleeve mount is round, so sleeves can be rotated. The protrusions and the flanges can securely position the sleeves. Accordingly, the sleeve bracket assembly can position the sleeves firmly and also allow the sleeves to be rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Jui-Chien Kao
  • Patent number: 8387182
    Abstract: This application discloses a device for hanging a holstered handgun along a side of a mattress. The device includes a plate member to be inserted between the underside of the mattress and the supporting surface below the mattress, wherein the side adapted to extend outward from the mattress has a pair of spaced apart hinge barrels each adapted to receive a hinge pin. Another piece of the device is a basket member to receive a handgun holster, wherein the basket member has a hinge pin extending from each lateral side adapted to couple into hinge barrel of the plate member. In a preferred embodiment, the front side of the basket member has a slot for interlocking with a tab on a handgun holster. The tab is preferably located on a belt loop device attachable to a holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: David Edelman
  • Patent number: 8387931
    Abstract: A grab bar is attached to a wall of a shower enclosure with at least one anchor assembly. When installed, a grab bar mount flange covers the anchor assembly from view. The anchor assembly includes a flange collar with a collar bore and a jackscrew that is received within the collar bore. The flange collar is installed within an opening formed within the wall of the shower enclosure. A position of the jackscrew can be adjusted without having to remove the flange collar from the wall. Once properly adjusted, a fastener is inserted through the grab bar mount flange, flange collar, and jackscrew for securement to a wall structure behind the shower enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventor: Earl David Forrest
  • Publication number: 20130048688
    Abstract: A self-aligning tractor axle mounted tank system for vertically mounting a tank to a tractor is provided comprising; an integrated hub and spindle, a housing connected to the spindle so that the spindle can rotate with respect to the housing, and at least one housing bracket connected to the housing and adapted to mount a tank frame assembly, wherein the housing bracket is configured to align the tank frame assembly with the housing during vertical mounting. Additionally, an integrated hub and spindle assembly is provided comprising; a spindle connected to a hub, and a bearing housing connected to the spindle so that the spindle can rotate with respect to the bearing housing. Furthermore, a process for mounting a self-aligning tank to the rear axle of a tractor is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventor: Ryan Brent Mulder
  • Publication number: 20130049384
    Abstract: Provided is a push bumper and mounting system for mounting a push bumper to the bumper of a vehicle. The push bumper and mounting system includes a mounting bracket that is configured to quickly and easily attach to the bumper of the vehicle. The mounting bracket is designed to connect to the front portion of the bumper, without requiring a connection adjacent the rear portion of the bumper. The mounting bracket may only partially circumscribe the bumper, which may facilitate mounting of the bracket onto the bumper because the space between the bumper and the vehicle may be very small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Peter Kekich, JR., Ron Storer
  • Patent number: 8376293
    Abstract: A mounting system, in one embodiment, includes two support ears, each support ear adapted for securing an electronic component to a rack. Each support ear includes a planar portion which includes at least one hole for receiving one or more fasteners for coupling to a side of the electronic component and a portion extending perpendicular to the planar portion having a frontal area. The perpendicular portion includes at least one pin positioned on a side opposite the frontal area for engaging with at least one hole in the rack, the at least one pin extending normal to the perpendicular portion in a direction about parallel to a plane of the planar portion, and a first fastener positioned on the side opposite the frontal area for coupling to the rack, the first fastener extending normal to the perpendicular portion in the direction about parallel to the plane of the planar portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Grady, IV, Jason E. Minyard
  • Publication number: 20130037664
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for mounting a link chain includes first and second opposed mirror image brackets each bracket having a uniformly thick base flange for mounting on a surface for support and an upstanding transverse link attachment flange which includes spaced openings symmetrically positioned for replication of a chain link plate and for attachment of the plates of a chain link to a pair of opposed spaced brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Allied-Locke Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence S. Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 8359764
    Abstract: A holding device for a scale including a support body, a first solid body link and a second body link. The first solid body link acts as a connection between a first longitudinal side of a scale and the support body, via which the scale can be seated, shiftable in a measuring direction, on the support body. The second solid body link acts as a connection between a second longitudinal side of the scale and the support body, via which the scale can be seated, shiftable in the measuring direction, on the support body, wherein the second longitudinal side and the first longitudinal side are arranged opposite each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Pucher, Ernst Thielicke, Reinhard Mayer, Kilian Bauer, Karl Fiedler
  • Patent number: 8353490
    Abstract: Bracket for attachment to a flat-screen television having a support platform for positioning electronic components below the television. The caddy comprises top support brackets which hook over the top of the television or over the television wall mount bracket and has a horizontal member abutting the top of the television, and front vertical extension member that extends down in front of the television. Extending down from the top support brackets are side vertical bars in back of the television. Attached to the bottom of the side vertical bars are horizontal bottom support brackets upon which the television sits. The electronic component support platform is attached to the bottom of the two vertical bottom side bars which includes lateral and perpendicular support bars which function to support the electronic components. Many of the bars telescope allowing its use with a variety of sized televisions and electronic components of varying sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Spinelli
  • Patent number: 8351192
    Abstract: A rack for housing electrically powered components, the rack including: a power distribution bus configured to distribute AC power among components installed in the rack via direct coupling without cables; a plurality of slots, each slot configured to receive a component; and one or more components, each component installed in one of the plurality of slots, each component directly coupled to the power distribution bus without a cable, at least one of the components comprising an inter-rack power distribution unit (‘PDU’) configured to provide AC power to other components installed in the rack via the power distribution bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew R. Archibald, Jerrod K. Buterbaugh
  • Publication number: 20130004276
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system of installing a liftgate under a vehicle bed. In one implementation, the system includes a liftgate and a mounting device. The mounting device comprises at least one mounting bracket having a group of multiple substantially horizontal slots vertically stacked relative to one another so as to be at different heights relative to ground when the bracket is installed under a vehicle bed essentially parallel to ground. The slots are vertically spaced on the bracket relative to one another to accommodate different vehicle bed heights so as to maintain the liftgate within a desired vertical ground clearance when mounted in a slot on said bracket under a vehicle bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: RS Drawings, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Bark
  • Publication number: 20130001383
    Abstract: A connection geometry for T-shaped primary member-to-primary member connections is provided. The primary members, for example, may comprise a column, beam, brace, hanger, or the like. In one implementation, for example, a beam-to-column or column-to-beam connection may be provided. In one implementation, a primary member-to-primary member connection is provided. The connection comprises: a support bracket having a first support bracket face; a first support member comprising a first support member face for connecting to the support bracket to support a second support member; a spacer disposed between the first support bracket face and the first support member face, wherein the spacer is disposed and configured to allow deformation of the first support bracket face toward or away from the first support member face in response to a load. The deformation may comprise elastic and/or inelastic deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Puckett Jay, Patrick McManus
  • Publication number: 20130001360
    Abstract: An integrated bracket assembly for attachment to a convex outer corner surface of a torsion box of an aerofoil structure, the bracket assembly comprising a bracket strip having a plurality of brackets arranged spaced side by side, and connected by an infill rail integrally formed with the bracket strip, wherein the infill rail has a concave surface for mating with the convex surface of the torsion box. The torsion box may be of a “U-box” construction where a front spar and a rear spar are integrally formed with either an upper or lower torsion box cover to form an omega-shaped unitary component, and the other cover is attached to the omega-shaped component to provide an enclosed volume. The bracket strip may be used for attaching a leading/trailing edge structure of the aerofoil to the torsion box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: Eric WILDMAN
  • Publication number: 20120325989
    Abstract: A fastening mechanism for fastening a first object to a second object, the fastening mechanism includes a first fastening member, a driven member, a linkage member, and a first supporting member. The first fastening member is rotatably secured to the second object. The driven member is rotatably secured to the second object. The linkage member is connected between the fastening member and the driven member. The first supporting member protrudes from the second object to support the first object. When an external force is exerted on the driven member, the driven member is capable of rotating to pull the linkage member, thus the linkage member pulls the first fastening member to rotate toward the first supporting member and sandwiches the first object between the first fastening member and the first supporting member so that the first object is fastened to the second object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHI-YONG HUANG, CHUNG-YUAN CHEN, CHIH-CHIEH HUANG, CHENG-YI CHAO, ZUO-DONG LI, XIAO-HUI QIN, ZHEN-CUN LU, JIAN-FENG FAN, HUAN REN, ZHENG-WEI LIU, XUE-DENG PAN, YONG-HUA WANG
  • Publication number: 20120312941
    Abstract: Embodiments of to a mounting system and method for mounting curved panel to a frame are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Glenn A. Reynolds, Dean R. Hackbarth
  • Publication number: 20120305718
    Abstract: An apparatus for fixing a slide rail includes a first fixing body positioned at an edge part of one of both ends when the supporting bar is inserted therein to wrap the edge part in a shape of a looped curve by opening an inserting direction of the supporting bar and facing directions of the supporting bar, the edge part, and the fixing bar and closing the remaining parts, and a second fixing body positioned at one side facing a first supporting part corresponding to an edge part of the other one of both ends when the supporting bar is inserted therein to wrap the edge part in the shape of the looped curve by opening the inserting direction of the supporting bar and facing directions of the supporting bar, the edge part, and the fixing bar and closing the remaining parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SEGOS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoon Sik Park, Hyun Ho Cha
  • Publication number: 20120298813
    Abstract: Mounting clips and decorative mounting articles removably engage to vertically disposed mounting surfaces, such as rain gutter downspouts. The mounting clips support arms, hooks, plates, decorations, and brackets for display of banners, flags, security lights, decorative lights, etc., on a downspout or other comparable mounting surface. The mounting clips include a frame having arms with projections separated by channels configured for attachment to a profiled outer surface of the mounting surface. Decorative mounting articles include a rear section forming channels having inner sidewalls with engagement portions configured for direct attachment of the decorative mounting article to a profiled outer surface of the mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher J. Gibbons, Jeffrey S. Gibbons
  • Patent number: 8317163
    Abstract: A pipe gate hinge comprises a substantially U-shaped bracket, at least one pipe attachment member, and at least two post attachment members. The bracket has a first longitudinally extending leg with the distal end portion angled in the first transverse direction relative to a longitudinal axis and a second longitudinally extending leg with the distal end portion angled in the second transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis. At least one pipe attachment aperture is in the first leg and one pipe attachment aperture is in the second leg. At least one post attachment aperture is proximate the distal end portion of the first leg and at least one post attachment aperture is proximate the distal end portion of the second leg. At least one pipe attachment member is configured and arranged to be inserted through the pipe attachment apertures to secure the bracket to a vertically extending member of a pipe gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Malcolm Cammack
  • Publication number: 20120291833
    Abstract: A tower mounting apparatus consists of tower mounting brackets, track members, a roller assembly, platform mounting brackets, and platform members. The tower mounting brackets are attached to a tower at a first interface, and are attached to the track members at a second interface. The roller assemblies are attached to the platform mounting brackets at a first interface, while the platform members are attached to the platform mounting brackets at a second interface. The roller assemblies are designed to rotate freely over the track members. One or more devices—such as a wind turbine, a cellular communication system, a transmitter/receiver for radio or television signals, or solar arrays—may be mounted onto the platform. The apparatus may further comprise a slip-ring assembly that provides a continuous electrical connection to such devices. The platform mounting apparatus may be installed on a variety of different towers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventor: Art Hand
  • Publication number: 20120292465
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detachably coupling a drawer to an extendable rail of a pullout guide, comprising an adjusting apparatus by means of which a position of a drawer connected to the rail can be adjusted in the lateral direction relative to the rail, wherein the device (5) has a fastening part (13) that can be fastened to the drawer (2) and a coupling part (12) that can be coupled to the rail (3a), wherein the coupling part (12) can be detachably coupled to the rail, and wherein the position of the fastening part (13) and the coupling part (12) relative to each other can be adjusted by the adjusting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Andreas HOLZER, Kurt HAEMMERLE
  • Publication number: 20120279041
    Abstract: The present invention provides a side step bar mounting system comprising at least two mounting assemblies wherein each of the assemblies includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and an isolator assembly comprising a first bushing, a second bushing, a sleeve, at least one isolator washer and a fastener; the first bracket includes a vehicle mounting feature for attaching the first bracket to a vehicle structural member and a fastener feature for attaching to the fastener; the second bracket includes an entry assist member feature for attaching the second bracket to an entry assist member; each of the second bracket, the first bushing and the second bushing includes a sleeve feature for accepting the sleeve; the sleeve includes a channel for allowing the fastener to go through the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: WESTIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
    Inventor: Scott Keith Pochurek
  • Publication number: 20120283859
    Abstract: An application for a music system includes an enclosure and at least one cavity formed in the enclosure. The cavity(s) have side slots sized to interface with a hand of a person and have an opening towards the top. The opening towards the top of each of the cavities is sized to accept and hold a microphone. The cavities are used to carry the system and alternately hold one or more microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventor: Jack Strauser
  • Patent number: 8302918
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fastening bracket for fastening right and left ends of a deck cross member to respective fitting parts of a vehicle body frame. The fastening bracket includes a body plate to which one of the ends of the deck cross member is connected, a surface contact plate to which a fastening nut corresponding to a bolt to be inserted into corresponding one of the fitting parts of the vehicle body frame is fixed, the surface contact plate being provided in the body plate, a connection plate that is a part for connecting the body plate and the surface contact plate, the connection plate having a width in a direction perpendicular to a connecting direction of the body plate and the surface contact plate equal to or smaller than the surface contact plate, and a demarcating slit for demarcating the body plate and the surface contact plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Asteer Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Daisuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8300392
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a mainframe having a receiving space, two curved slide grooves, and an elongated slide groove. A display screen is slidable along the curved slide grooves between a stored position and a use position. A keyboard includes a side plate connected slidably to the elongated slide groove, and is movable relative to the mainframe between stored and use positions. The spring member biases a movable arm to press against the side plate. The keyboard is pushed by the movable arm to move automatically toward the use or stored position when the keyboard moves a distance relative to the mainframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Ying Weng
  • Patent number: 8297577
    Abstract: A foldable urine collection device which comprises a pair of wire members having first and second opposed ends and having an upwardly disposed urine collection cup intermediate said first and second ends so that the urine collection cup is generally centrally disposed within a toilet bowl for use by a user wherein the first and second ends of the wire frame connect to opposing rims of the toilet bowl so as to secure the device therein. Also shown is an intermediately disposed net having a plurality of flexible fingers disposed so as to capture the collection cup therein in a manner so that a plurality of sizes of collection cups can be captured with the flexible fingers. The flexible fingers secure the cup within the urine collection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventor: Tabetha M. Denman
  • Patent number: 8297579
    Abstract: A hanger assembly for supporting an electrical box above a drop ceiling having a grid supporting structure. The assembly includes an elongated one-piece bar with a U-shaped cross-section, an end bracket secured at each end of the bar, a center bracket, an anchor bar, and an electrical box. The end brackets include an inner leg for resting on the horizontal ledges of adjacent T-rails and arms for loosely fitting over the top of the T-rails. A fastening arrangement for securing the electrical box to the elongated bar enables mounting the electrical box in two ways. The electrical box can be mounted with its sides square with the bar or with the sides at a 45° angle to the bar. Mounting the electrical box with the sides at a 45° angle provides full access to all knockout apertures in the sidewalls of the electrical box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Arlington Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
  • Publication number: 20120267489
    Abstract: A connector mounting apparatus includes a hollow receiving member, and a securing bracket. The receiving member is used for receiving a connector interface. A securing opening is defined in the securing bracket to receive the receiving member. The securing bracket includes a first resilient contacting tab extending from a first edge of the securing opening. A free end of the first resilient contacting tab extends towards a center of the securing opening. The first resilient contacting tab is used for contacting the receiving member when the receiving member is received in the securing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: YA-NI ZHANG, CONG CAO, CHIEH YANG
  • Publication number: 20120261520
    Abstract: An articulating yolk mount includes a first support plate and a second support plate connected relative to the first support plate. The second support plate is rotatable relative to the first support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Kim C. Groomes, Craig Earl McClure