Horizontally Sliding Patents (Class 248/298.1)
  • Publication number: 20120267499
    Abstract: A carrier apparatus for a medical device in a medical treatment facility includes a device holder that is configured to hold a medical device and a container that is configured to receive the device holder with a medical device, such that the device holder can move between an upper resting position in the container and a lower operating position in which a medical device held by the device holder can be used by medical staff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Omid Abri, Stephan Schrader, Thorsten Karge, Julian Verkin
  • Publication number: 20120260734
    Abstract: A multipurpose sensor fixing device includes a radial positioning mechanism, a supporting mechanism, a base, a mounting mechanism, and a parallelism adjusting member. The supporting mechanism comprises a main supporting arm and an auxiliary supporting arm, with one end of the auxiliary supporting arm connected to the main supporting arm and the other end comprising kink shaft members. The main supporting arm is connected to an end of the radial positioning mechanism to locate the auxiliary supporting arm at the inner side of the main supporting arm. The kink shaft member of the auxiliary supporting arm is inserted into a plughole of the base to form a revolute pair with the auxiliary supporting arm. The mounting mechanism is mounted at the base. The parallelism adjusting member is mounted on the main supporting arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Sichuan University
    Inventors: JIANFENG LIU, Heping Xie, Jin Xu
  • Publication number: 20120261363
    Abstract: A universal multipurpose sensor fixing device comprises a radial positioning mechanism, supporting mechanisms, bases, acoustic emission test sensor mounting mechanisms, and parallelism adjusting members. Each supporting mechanism includes a main arm and an auxiliary arm having one end connected to the main arm and a ball head on the other end. A parallelism adjusting member mounting mechanism is provided at the joint of the main arm and the auxiliary arm. The main arms are respectively connected to the two free ends of the radial positioning mechanism to position the auxiliary arms at the inner sides of the main arms, arranged axis symmetrically with respect to the central line of the radial positioning mechanism. The ball heads of the two auxiliary arms are located within spherical holes of the bases to form universal revolute pairs. A set of acoustic emission test sensor mounting mechanisms are mounted at each base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Sichuan University
    Inventors: Jianfeng LIU, Heping Xie, Jin Xu
  • Patent number: 8276867
    Abstract: An adjustable projector bracket assembly has a pivoting device, a moving device and an adjusting device. The moving device is slidably connected with the pivoting device and has a bottom. The adjusting device is mounted on the bottom of the moving device and has a projector bracket and at least three supporting arms. The projector bracket has at least three arm grooves formed through the projector bracket. The at least three supporting arms are respectively pivotally and slidably connected with the at least three arm grooves. With the supporting arms pivotally and slidably connected with the arm grooves, projectors P of different sizes or having different assembling holes can be mounted securely on the projector bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Modernsolid Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chin-Jui Hung
  • Publication number: 20120243167
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device includes a sliding member, a drive bracket, and a rotating member. The drive bracket includes a first side plate. A sliding groove is defined in the first side plate. The sliding member is received in the sliding groove. The rotating member is pivotally mounted to the first side plate. A curled piece and an arm are located on opposite ends of the rotating member. The arm defines a restricting room. The rotating member is adapted to rotate on the first side plate between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the curled piece abuts the first side plate and is elastically deformed by the first side plate, and the sliding member is disengaged from the restricting room. In the second position, the curled piece is released, and the restricting room receives and restricts the sliding member therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YUN-LUNG CHEN, LIANG-CHIN WANG, JIAN HU, YU-MING XIAO
  • Publication number: 20120241638
    Abstract: The present invention provides an extendible support mechanism in which a counterbalance system allows extension and retraction of the arm to be carried out with the same level of mechanical effort. Embodiments of the present invention allow the system to be used in a plurality of orientations, and thus the invention has particular utility in the extension and retraction of peripheral devices for radiotherapy systems, where use of a rotatable gantry is common.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: ELEKTA AB (PUBL)
    Inventors: Yang Cao, Hongbin Zhao, Huiliang Wang, Duncan Bourne
  • Publication number: 20120241567
    Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, a device stand including a holder, a holder mount, and a base is disclosed herein. In this illustrative embodiment, the holder includes a central support, a plurality of arms extending from the central support, and a gripping portion configured to grip a corner of a device coupled to each of the plurality of arms. The holder also includes at least one mounting lock coupled to a back face of the support. The holder mount includes at least one mounting lock configured to removably couple to the at least one mounting lock on the holder. The holder mount may be attached to the base by an articulation joint. The articulation joint allows a user to manipulate the orientation of the holder in one or more planes for optimal use of a device held within the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Jon Simon Gillespie-Brown, Thomas Erik Meyerhoffer
  • Patent number: 8272609
    Abstract: A bracket for mounting a heat sink on a printed circuit board includes two supports, two rails slidably attached to the supports, four adjusting assemblies slidably attached to the rails and four positioning members extending through the supports to engage with the rails to position the rails on the supports. Positions of opposite ends of the rails in the supports are adjustable along a first direction. Each of the rails defines two spaced slide slots in opposite ends of the rail. The supports and the rails are attached to a first side of the printed circuit board. Positions of the adjusting assemblies in the slide slots are adjustable along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The adjusting assemblies extend through the circuit board to engage with the heat sink at a second side of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chou Chan, Zhen-Xing Ye
  • Publication number: 20120227516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support assembly (1) for an ink-jet printing device, comprising a support (3) with a guide track (2), which runs in the longitudinal direction of said support, for a moveable unit that travels along said guide track (2). A supporting element (4), which likewise extends in the longitudinal direction, is associated with the support (3) of the support assembly (1) and the ends (10, 11) of said support element (4) are supported on the support (3) against the effective gravitational direction. In addition, the support (3) and the supporting element (4) are tensioned with respect to one another along their longitudinal extension by means of at least one adjusting element (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: DURST PHOTOTECHNIK DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventor: Peter Weingartner
  • Publication number: 20120223198
    Abstract: In one example, a mounting device includes a single piece screwless cradle for mounting an electronic storage device to a mounting plane. A method for tool-less installation of an electronic storage device is also provided. The method includes placing an electronic storage device into a single piece screwless cradle and pressing engagement features of the cradle into receptive features of the electronic storage device to join the cradle to the electronic storage device. The cradle and electronic storage device are slid over a mounting plane such the electronic storage device is disposed on a first surface of the mounting plane and an arm of the cradle is disposed on an opposite second surface of the mounting plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Gavin Q. Grobe, Jeff D. Hall
  • Patent number: 8251328
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a data storage device includes a bracket, a support member slidably mounted to the bracket, two first and second locking members, and two clamping members. Each first locking member includes a first hook detachably locked to the support member, and a fixing pole to clamp the corresponding clamping member. Each second locking member includes a second hook fixed to the support member, and a fixing portion to fix the corresponding clamping member. When the first hooks of the first locking members disengage from the support member, and the first locking members are rotated to drive the corresponding clamping members away from the support member. When the data storage device is sandwiched between the support member and the clamping members, the first locking members are rotated to make the first hooks lock to the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Ju-Wen Dai, Xin-Hu Gong
  • Patent number: 8251327
    Abstract: A container holder adapted to hold a container between two spaced apart prongs is provided herein. The prongs clamp the container with a clamping force large enough to hold the container, but small enough to avoid damaging the container. The prongs may be spaced apart to fit different-sized containers, while the clamping force still meets these criteria. The clamping force may be provided by a substantially constant-force spring or a variable-force spring. In a method according to the present invention, a stack of nested containers is held in a container holder as described, for subsequent removal of a selected container from the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Restaurant Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Purgatorio, Henry T. Ewald, Paul G. Simmons, David W. Kirby, Peter Rivera-Pierola
  • Patent number: 8251321
    Abstract: A cable management arm connection system includes a main body, a support frame, a support block, a support locking member, and two mounting members. The main body is provided with a sleeve to slide along the support frame. Both ends of the main body are connected to the mounting members, respectively. Both ends of the support frame are connected to the support block and the support locking member, respectively. An engaging button is provided on each of the mounting members and the support locking member. Both the support block and the support locking member are respectively connected for sliding and secured in place corresponding to left or right side of the slide assembly for the main body to extend and slide on the support frame as the slide assembly stretches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shih-Long Huang, Shun-Ho Yang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8235343
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a base, a first fixing arm, and a second fixing arm. The base has a first guiding slot and a second guiding slot perpendicular to the first guiding slot defined therein. The first fixing arm includes a first guiding rod and a first abutting portion slidably engaged with the first guiding rod. The first guiding rod extends through the first abutting portion and the base at the first guiding slot to move along the first guiding slot. The second fixing arm includes a second guiding rod and a second abutting portion fixedly engaged with the second guiding rod. The second guiding rod extends through the second abutting portion and the base at the second guiding slot to move along the second guiding slot. The first abutting portion and the second abutting portion cooperatively define a receiving space for fixedly receiving the backlight module on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shun-Chi Tseng
  • Patent number: 8235349
    Abstract: A ceiling device system for securing a device in a ceiling. The ceiling device system includes a cover plate to simulate a ceiling and has a device opening to receive the device. The ceiling device system includes a sliding mechanism mounted on an inside surface of the cover plate. The sliding mechanism includes a sliding component which moves within an area about the device opening. The ceiling device system includes a lock mechanism connected to the sliding component. The lock mechanism connected such that movement of the lock mechanism moves the sliding component. The ceiling device system includes a device mounting plate with slide tabs to engage the device and mounted to the sliding component of the sliding mechanism. The slide tabs are shaped to slide within the device to lock the device in the device opening of the cover plate due to movement of the sliding component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Oberon Inc.
    Inventors: Ricky L. Conklin, Scott D. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20120160976
    Abstract: A fastening assembly includes a connecting member, a mounting member mounted to the connecting member, and a sliding member. The mounting member includes a first fixing portion. The sliding member is slidably received in the mounting member and the connecting member. The sliding member includes a first end exposed out of the first fixing portion, and a second end slidably received in the connecting member. The second end of the sliding member is operable to be extended out of or substantially coplanar with an end of the connecting member. The fastening assembly can be utilized to mount a heat sink to a board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventor: ZHEN-XING YE
  • Publication number: 20120162894
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes an enclosure, a bracket for fixing a data storage device, an assistant plate arranged between the bracket and the enclosure, a handle pivotably mounted to the bracket, and a resisting member. The assistant plate defines a through hole and a locking hole. A handle with a locking portion is pivotably attached to the bracket. The resisting member is slidably mounted between the assistant plate and the first sidewall. The resisting member includes a pull portion corresponding to the through hole, and a resilient tongued portion engaged in the through hole of the assistant plate. When the handle is rotated toward to the base, the locking portion of the handle extends through the locking hole of the assistant plate to engage with the pull portion to move the resisting member to deform the tongued portion, such that the tongued portion is raised to resist against the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEH-HSIANG LIN, CHIH-MIN LIN, WEN-CHEN WANG
  • Publication number: 20120153112
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a data storage device includes a bracket, a support member slidably mounted to the bracket, two first and second locking members, and two clamping members. Each first locking member includes a first hook detachably locked to the support member, and a fixing pole to clamp the corresponding clamping member. Each second locking member includes a second hook fixed to the support member, and a fixing portion to fix the corresponding clamping member. When the first hooks of the first locking members disengage from the support member, and the first locking members are rotated to drive the corresponding clamping members away from the support member. When the data storage device is sandwiched between the support member and the clamping members, the first locking members are rotated to make the first hooks lock to the support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, JU-WEN DAI, XIN-HU GONG
  • Publication number: 20120153107
    Abstract: A hanger assembly has a first hollow tube for disposition behind a barrier and a second hollow tube mounted for telescoping motion within the first tube. The second tube has an indentation in its shaped outer surface. A body is rotatably mounted within the indentation and has a hanger mounted thereto. The body and the hanger are disposed in the indentation and conform to the first shaped outer surface of second tube if the second tube is disposed in the first tube and the body rotates away from the indentation if the second tube is not disposed in the first tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Neil Edwards
  • Publication number: 20120145860
    Abstract: A hanger includes an elongated member having a rod with a plurality of positioning portions spaced in a vertical direction. An engaging portion is formed on a bottom of the rod for engaging with an engagement portion. A coupling block includes a connecting head. The coupling block further includes a body and a resilient plate that are located below the connecting head. The body and the resilient plate together define a passageway having an opening in a lower end thereof. The rod is slideable in the passageway in the vertical direction. The resilient plate includes a free end having a hook that is spaced from the body. At least a portion of the hook extends into the passageway. The hook is releasably engaged with a selected one of the positioning portions. The resilient plate is operable to disengage the hook from the positioning portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: FABIAN RUFFO, James Ko
  • Publication number: 20120145862
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a data storage device includes a bracket, a support member, and a clipping member movably mounted to one end of the support member. The bracket includes two side panels each defining a slide slot and a locking slot. Opposite sides of the support member are slidably mounted in the slide slots. The clipping member includes a fixing block. A moving direction of the clipping member is substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the support member. When the support member is slid into the bracket, the fixing block is engaged in the corresponding locking slot. When the clipping member is moved away from the corresponding locking slot, the fixing block is disengaged from the corresponding locking slot. Thereafter, the support member is ready to be drawn out from the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, XIN-HU GONG, SI-WEN SHU
  • Publication number: 20120144998
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for moving a carriage guided for movement along a linear path by a support frame, such as a backhoe or an excavator. The system comprises two hydraulic jacks, each having a cylinder body and a piston rod. The cylinder bodies of the two jacks are joined to one another, the end of the piston rod of one jack is connected to the support frame and the end of the piston rod of the other jack is connected to the carriage. In the invention, the two piston rods project from the same side of the joined cylinder bodies and in each end position of the carriage, the piston rod of a respective one of the jacks is extended while that of the other jack is retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventor: Giuseppe Burgo
  • Patent number: 8191837
    Abstract: A back frame module includes a base plate, two locking plate members, a cable organizing plate, and a stowage plate. The base plate is adapted to be provided on a rear face of a display. The locking plate members, the cable organizing plate, and the stowage plate are selectively connected to the base plate. The locking plate members are adapted for mounting of a computer device therebetween. The cable organizing plate is adapted to stow a cable of the display or of the computer device. The stowage plate is adapted to stow an adapter of the display or other accessories. The locking plate members, the cable organizing plate, and the stowage plate can be selectively substituted by a support plate. The back frame module thus has various states of use to satisfy different user requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Hsiung Chen, Yao-Wen Hsu, Shuang-Ji Jiang, Hong-Chang Liu, Wen-Hsi Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120132772
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a circuit board to a bottom plate includes a positioning member, a mounting member and a maintaining member; the mounting member is mounted to the positioning member and adapted to removably mount the positioning member to the bottom plate; the maintaining member defines a top surface and a bottom surface, and a maintaining piece extends from the bottom plane; the positioning member defines a first maintaining plane and a second maintaining plane, and a distance between the first maintaining plane and the bottom plate is larger than that between the second maintaining plane and the bottom plate; the maintaining member is mounted to the positioning member in a first position, where the maintaining piece abuts the second maintaining plane, or a second position, where the maintaining piece abuts the first maintaining plane; the circuit board abuts the top surface of the maintaining member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen City) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: PO-WEN CHIU, WEN-HU LU, ZHAN-YANG LI
  • Patent number: 8186634
    Abstract: A cable management arm supporting device includes an extendable supporting frame which has a first and second frames, a fixing member and a coupling member. The first frame has a pivotal portion and a casing portion. The second frame has an inserting portion and a fixing portion. The inserting portion is connected to the casing portion. The pivotal portion is connected to the coupling member. The fixing portion is connected to the fixing member. The fixing member is connected with a fixed object. The coupling member is selectively connected to either a movable loading object, a sliding member, or a cable management arm. Thereby, the cable management arm extends along with the movement of the loading object or the sliding member so that one end of the supporting frame is extendable and the weight of the cable management arm is carried by the supporting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Wei-Sheng Wang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8177176
    Abstract: A hanger bar for supporting a recessed light fixture is attachable to ceiling joists or a T-bar grid of a drop down ceiling. First and second bars of the hanger bar slide and telescope. First and second spring clips are detachably coupled to the brackets at the ends of the first and second bars, respectively. Each of the first and second clips has a pair of downwardly extending arms bent inwardly toward one another, a first leg extending from a first arm, a second leg extending from a second arm, and an outwardly-extending foot on the second leg. The spring clips snap on to the T-bar grid. Each bracket includes a nail that is angled away from the hanger bar and downward so that the nail head is below the level of the hanger bar. The angled nails enable easy hammer strikes to attach the hanger bar to ceiling joists without accidental hammer blows to the hanger bar. The bracket may be discrete from the hanger bar but attached via tox clinching or a tab pass-through attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Cordelia Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Huan Nguyen, Dwight Santiago, Dan Dix
  • Publication number: 20120104207
    Abstract: A test bracket includes a base board and two position poles. The position poles are perpendicularly and slidably mounted on the base board opposing each other. Each position pole defines a groove opposing the other position pole. A distance between the position poles is adjusted through sliding the position poles on the base board along the slots. The position poles hold a circuit board to be perpendicularly mounted on the base board by receiving the circuit board in the grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SHANG-YANG HSIEH, JUN-YANG FENG
  • Patent number: 8157236
    Abstract: A combinational transverse strut for a two-in-one arc-shaped or linear advertisement display frame, comprising a base body and a bendable overlay plate. Support members are provided at both ends of base body and overlay plate, respectively, each comprising a support seat, a support cap, a crankpin, and a magnetic steel. The crankpin is operatively connected between, and the magnetic steel is fixed between, the support seat and the support cap. The support member is connected to the base body by a straight pin shaft, and connected to the overlay plate by the crankpin. The two ends of the overlay plate are set up via support members to form an arc shape, so as to achieve applications as a linear member and as an arc-shaped member. The combinational transverse struts are attracted to each other by the magnetism of the support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Xiaoqiu Sun
  • Publication number: 20120068027
    Abstract: A device for holding one or more dispensing packages includes a rear wall and a pair of retaining elements. The rear wall of the holder may be selectively adjusted to vary the distance between opposing retaining elements. In one embodiment, each retaining element may include a curved portion corresponding to a curved shape of a canister style dispensing container for engaging the sidewalls of the container to support the container between the retaining elements. In another embodiment, the retaining elements may be movable in two dimensions to accommodate containers having different sizes. The retaining elements may additionally include a ramped surface that facilitates flexing of the retaining elements as a container is inserted into the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: CND PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Tyner
  • Patent number: 8112924
    Abstract: An expandable support assembly for hanging a sign on a host structure subject to dimensional changes over time includes a pair of elongate arms pivotally attached together at a crossing point, a connector pivotally attaching the elongate arms together and permitting the arms to rotate relative to each other, four anchors, and a panel attached to the connector for supporting the sign. Each anchor engages a respective longitudinal portion of one of the arms such that the connector is positioned between two anchors with respect to each arm. The anchors are movable along the arms for securing the expandable support assembly to the host structure. The arms are adapted to permit movement of the anchors along the arms and the connector is adapted to permit relative rotation of the arms in response to dimensional changes over time of the host structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventor: Vincent A. Longobardo
  • Publication number: 20120032046
    Abstract: An adjusting mechanism adapted to adjust a position of a projection unit relative to a fixing object is provided. The adjusting mechanism includes a base, a sliding plate, a first screw, and an elastic element. The base is adapted to be fixed to the fixing object. The sliding plate is slidably disposed on the base along a first axis and adapted to be fixed to the projection unit. The first screw is fixed to the sliding plate and screwed to the base, wherein the first screw drives the projection unit to move relatively to the base along the first axis when the first screw is rotated. The elastic element is compressed between the base and the sliding plate along the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Sea-Huang Lee
  • Publication number: 20120025036
    Abstract: A holding apparatus has a main body, a longitudinal clamping member, and a second and a third clamping members. The first clamping member is slidably disposed on the main body, and the first clamping member has at least one pair of slanted sliding-tracks. The transverse clamping members are slidably disposed on the main body each having at least one sliding element slidably coupled to the slanted sliding-track of the longitudinal clamping member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventor: MING-HSIEN HUANG
  • Publication number: 20120025046
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an adjustable bracket compliant with VESA mount of a display for securing input device, which comprises: a first arm plate configured for associating with a securing structure of VESA mount of a display, and having a first sliding structure configured for left and right sliding of a second arm plate; the second arm plate having a second sliding structure which is assembled with the first sliding structure, such that the second arm plate can slide left and right in the first arm plate after assembly, and a third sliding structure configured for back and forth sliding of a input device securing plate; a input device securing plate is configured for mounting an input device, and having the fourth sliding structure which is assembled with the third sliding structure, such that the input device securing plate can slide back and forth in the second arm plate after assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: OTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHUN-HAN YEN
  • Patent number: 8104732
    Abstract: A mailbox mounting bracket is provided wherein there are two substantially identical bracket members that are coupled together to form the mailbox mounting bracket. The two bracket members may be adjusted in a lateral direction to have a width corresponding to any typical mailbox size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Solar Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry D. Robinson, J. Derrick Dry
  • Patent number: 8104730
    Abstract: A rail assembly of an industrial computer is arranged symmetrically to a machine frame. Each side of the rail structure includes two sets of rail and rail base within a height of 1U (4.45 cm). Each rail is formed in one piece with better mechanical strength and load ability. Each rail is arranged to a rail base. Through a protruded surface, a computer, disk driver, keyboard can be fixed and arranged to the rail base. The contact surfaces of the rails to the rail bases are formed as cambered surfaces. The two sets of rail can be arranged to the interfaces needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Lif J.K. Corporation
    Inventor: Chi-Tsun Cheng
  • Publication number: 20120018604
    Abstract: A bracket for supporting a load from a mounting assembly. The bracket includes an upper portion having a support element and a lower portion having a mount for coupling the load to the bracket. The bracket also includes at least two side supports coupled to the support element and the mount located on sides of the mounting assembly. The upper portion, lower portion and side supports of the bracket are sized and shaped to fit over a perimeter of the support element. In one embodiment, the support arms are two support arms spaced across a length of the bracket to spread a load on the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Jack Kerr, JR.
  • Patent number: 8096516
    Abstract: A tool storage device is adapted for retaining a hand tool thereon, and includes a seat engaging component and a storage unit. The seat engaging component includes a web wall, and top and bottom walls cooperating with the web wall to define a receiving space. Each of the top and bottom walls has a distal edge. The distal edges cooperatively define an opening in spatial communication with the receiving space. The storage unit includes a slidable seat that has a connecting portion extending into the receiving space through the opening, a positioning plate connected to an outer end of the connecting portion and mounted with a positioning seat, and upper and lower engaging components disposed in the receiving space, each extending from an inner end of the connecting portion and abutting resiliently against the web wall of the seat engaging component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventor: Hsuan-Sen Shiao
  • Publication number: 20120006958
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a disk drive includes a mounting bracket, a securing element, and an elastic element. The mounting bracket is configured to receive a disk drive. The securing element is slidably mounted to the mounting bracket. The securing element is configured to move between a first position and a second position. Wherein the securing element engages the disk drive in the first position to prevent the disk drive from moving along a first direction. The securing element is disengaged the disk drive in the second position. The elastic element biases the mounting bracket away from the securing element to prevent the securing element from disengaging the disk drive when the securing element is in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: KUN-CHI HSIEH, LI TONG, CHENG-YU JIANG
  • Patent number: 8087627
    Abstract: An adjustable support for a mailbox includes an arm, a first bracket for attaching to the arm and having a first projection, a second bracket for attaching to the arm and having a second projection, wherein the first projection and the second projection cooperate to achieve a desired dimension upon the arm to support a desired dimension of the mailbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventors: Charles A. Patterson, Michael Reedy, Victor Hoernig
  • Patent number: 8083189
    Abstract: A bracket for screen expansion includes a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm includes a first main body extending horizontally. Two horizontally spaced first assembling holes are defined in the first main body. The second arm is horizontally rotatably mounted to the first arm. The second arm includes a second main body extending horizontally. Two horizontally spaced second assembling holes are defined in the second main body. The brackets, to achieve screen expansion may be connected to a number of displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng-Heng Sun, An-Gang Liang
  • Patent number: 8066237
    Abstract: A device for holding a plurality of dispensing packages enables the packages to be independently removed and replaced. In one embodiment, the holding device includes a rear wall and a pair of sidewalls extending at an angle from said rear wall. The sidewalls each include a plurality of retaining elements, with each retaining element on one of said sidewalls being uniquely associated with a retaining element on the other sidewall. The rear wall of the holder may be selectively adjusted to vary the distance between opposing retaining elements. Each retaining element may separated from adjacent retaining elements so that each retaining element is independently flexible. Each retaining element may also include a retention hook that angles from the retaining element to hold a box behind the hook. The hook may additionally include a ramped surface that facilitates flexing of the retaining element as a box is inserted into the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: CND Products LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Tyner
  • Patent number: 8054649
    Abstract: An adjustable housing frame with industrial rails includes a fixed plate, two movable plates and at least two positioning pieces. A front side of the fixed plate is provided with a rail. Both ends of the fixed plate are provided with two opposite rails respectively. Each set if the two opposite rails is provided with at least one positioning hole. One of the two movable plates is provided in the two rails at one end of the fixed plate, and the other movable plate is provided in the two rails at the other end of the fixed plate. Edges of the two movable plates are provided with a plurality of positioning troughs. The two positioning pieces pass through the two positioning holes and extend into the positioning troughs respectively. The two positioning pieces are stopped on inner walls of the positioning trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Etherwan Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Te-Chun Peng
  • Patent number: 8047492
    Abstract: A hanger includes a body member including two hanging ends, a pivoted portion between the hanging ends and two slide rails provided between the pivoted portion and hanging ends respectively. A fastener unit is coupled to the pivoted portion for positioning the body member in a horizontal direction. Two slide members are respectively slideably disposed on the slide rails, with each slide member including a first receiving groove inserted by the related slide rail and a second receiving groove. Two hook members are pivotally coupled to the slide members respectively, with a longitudinal direction of each hook member being perpendicular to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventor: Dennis H. Wang
  • Publication number: 20110260026
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for a display includes a first rail and a first clamping mechanism. The first clamping mechanism is slidably mounted to the rail along a first direction. The clamping mechanism includes a first and a second clamping members. The first and second clamping members are telescopically mounted to each other along a second direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the first and second clamping member includes a clamp assembly. Each clamp assembly extends along a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The two clamp assemblies can cooperatively clamp the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZHEN-XING YE, CHIA-SHIN CHOU
  • Patent number: 8045088
    Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display device (20) includes a rear frame (25) including a plurality of first through holes (251) and a shield (24) including a back frame (241). The back frame includes a plurality of second through holes (244) corresponding to the first through holes, respectively. The back frame further includes a plurality of fixing units (245), and the shield further includes a plurality of shielding units (240) corresponding to the fixing units respectively. Each of the shielding units is fixed to a corresponding one of the fixing units by insert directly into the fixing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: Innocom Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Chimei Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Rui-Ye Shen, Te-Hsu Wang, Su-Sheng Mong
  • Publication number: 20110253867
    Abstract: A container holder adapted to hold a container between two spaced apart prongs is provided herein. The prongs clamp the container with a clamping force large enough to hold the container, but small enough to avoid damaging the container. The prongs may be spaced apart to fit different-sized containers, while the clamping force still meets these criteria. The clamping force may be provided by a substantially constant-force spring or a variable-force spring. In a method according to the present invention, a stack of nested containers is held in a container holder as described, for subsequent removal of a selected container from the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: James C. Purgatorio, Henry T. Ewald, Paul G. Simmons, David W. Kirby, Peter Rivera-Pierola
  • Publication number: 20110240810
    Abstract: A cup holder comprising, a housing, a carrier member slidably engaged to the housing and movable between a condition where it is housed within the housing and condition where it at least partially extends from the housing, a cup receptacle that is slidably connected to the carrier member and carried thereby in a gimballed manner, wherein in an extended position the cup receptacle is presentable to be able to receive a cup, and wherein in a retracted position the cup receptacle is within the housing in a stowed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: James Dominic France, Mitchell Robert Edward Hughes, Mihai Ivasiuc
  • Patent number: 8028965
    Abstract: A bracket for a slide assembly includes a fixing base which is disposed on a slide assembly and includes a first wall, a second wall, a first side wall, and a channel. The first wall has a first bend portion perpendicular to the second wall. The second wall has a second bend portion corresponding to the first wall. A sliding member is slidably connected to the channel of the fixing base and includes a third wall, a fourth wall, and a second side wall. The third wall has a third bend portion perpendicular to the fourth wall. The fourth wall has a fourth bend portion corresponding to the third bend portion. A fixing member is connected to the sliding member and includes a fixing portion. The length of the sliding member is adjustable with respect to the fixing base to fit the longitudinal depth of a rack for mounting purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: King Slide Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Ching Chen, Chun Chiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20110226919
    Abstract: A lighting assembly for a recessed luminaire includes a plaster frame for supporting the recessed luminaire and a pair of telescoping bars for attaching the plaster frame to framing support members. The telescoping bars include a first bar and a second bar, each of the bars having a generally S-shaped cross-sectional profile that is defined by a center curve joining a first area and a second area, which are generally hook-shaped and extend perpendicularly from the center curve in opposing directions. The first area of the first bar is overlappingly positioned at least in part within the second area of the second bar, and the first area of the second bar is overlappingly positioned at least in part within the second area of the second bar whereby the first and second bars are mated in an inverted and opposed adjacent relationship allowing sliding extension of the bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Juno Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron P. Fryzek, Kerry Collins
  • Patent number: RE43696
    Abstract: A mounting bracket apparatus for adjustably supporting a flat panel display from a wall. The mounting bracket includes a wall bracket, a display bracket and two traversing mounts. The traversing mounts are supportively disposed between the wall bracket and the display bracket, and driven along a pair of substantially parallel linear axes by a pair of actuators enabling vertical adjustment of the display bracket. The traversing mounts are flexibly coupled between the wall bracket and the display bracket, thereby enabling misalignment of the positions to adjust the skew of the display bracket relative to the wall bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Milestone AV Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan W. Graham