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The present invention relates to a reminder device for a drug delivery device, comprising: a base member, an adjusting element movably disposed with respect to the base member between at least two stop positions, and a display means comprising an information surface being only partially discernible through an aperture, wherein at least two designated segments of the information surface become selectively discernible by a displacement of the adjusting element relative to the base member.

A fastening device having a bellows made of a material that changes shape when activated by a catalyst, and having a pleated structure that contracts from an extended state to a contracted state upon activation. The shape changing material may be a shape memory metal alloy, shape memory polymer or elastic memory composite. A method of using this fastener provides apposition and compression of abutment surfaces to join together two pieces of material, and is suitable for joining apposing bone surfaces together to heal fractures via the use of orthopedic hardware.

A filter device for temporary placement of a filter in an artery or vein is disclosed. The devices include (1) an elongate tubular member having a single or double side-wire loop, (2) an elongate member having a filter bonded to a circular rim joined by a plurality of tethers and an independently moveable tether, and (3) an elongate member having a parachute filter joined by a plurality of flexible struts. The filter conforms to the interior of a vessel wall when expanded and contracts to a consistent diameter without bunching when stowed. The filter devices may act as guidewires for guiding a therapeutic catheter to a region of interest within a vessel. Methods of using the filter device to entrap and remove embolic material from a vessel during endovascular procedures are also disclosed.

A hair extension kit, which includes a plurality of hair extensions of novel construction and a method of attaching the hair extensions onto a wearer's natural hair using an easy-to-use attachment system. Each of the hair extensions of the hair extension kit includes a malleable or deformable ring, which circumscribes the legs of an extension loop and an elongated strand of supplemental hair. The method of attaching each of the hair extensions to the wearer's natural hair includes the steps of placing the extension loop of each hair extension on top of an existing strand of hair of the wearer; pulling the existing strand of hair through the extension loop so that the strand of hair is disposed inside the extension loop; pulling the extension loop through the malleable or deformable ring in order to draw the extension loop and the strand of supplemental hair through the ring; and securing the strand of supplemental hair and the existing strand of hair within the ring by crimping the malleable or heating the deformable ring.

An improved disposable privacy curtain system for use in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities is disclosed. The disposable privacy curtain system includes a disposable curtain packaged and sold with novel pre-attached sliding carriers affixed to the top edge thereof that are adapted for rapid, snap-in engagement with existing ceiling tracks thereby allowing for rapid removal and replacement of the curtain system. A disposable hospital curtain in accordance with the present invention comprises sheet-like material formed as a generally rectangular panel with vertical fold lines that permit the panel to be drawn between to a compact stowed configuration wherein the curtain is disposed in a pleated and / or folded configuration, and an extended deployed configuration wherein the curtain is extended. In a preferred embodiment, the disposable hospital curtain is fabricated from non-woven polypropylene treated with an antimicrobial agent and a flame retardant.

A support system for supporting at least one plant contained in a pot is provided comprising a tray having an outer wall, an inner wall defining a receptacle for a pot, and an insulating interstitial space therebetween. The tray may include interlocking means allowing several trays to interlock into a single continuous unit. In another aspect, the present invention provides a support system as described including an integral fluid delivery system for providing a fluid to individual receptacles. A rack system for transporting multiple trays is also provided. In addition, a method of completing an inventory of plants contained in the trays of the invention is disclosed.

A device for applying a ventrally or dorsally directed translatory force onto a lower leg in the area of the knee joint includes a thigh bar and a lower leg bar device having a shorter and a longer bar arm. Both bar arms can be freely swiveled relative to the thigh bar. The two bar arms are disposed in such a manner that they can be swiveled relative to each other. A pretension of a spring device between the shorter and the longer bar arm has the effect that the bar arms are urged to carry out a swiveling motion relative to each other, thereby applying a ventrally or dorsally directed translatory force onto a lower leg fixation device in an area close to the knee.

A portable storage container that both stacks and nests with similar containers includes a plurality of walls extending upwardly from a floor. At least one of the walls includes an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion. At least one of the inner and outer wall portions has an elongated pin opening. A pair of bail members are each movable among a nest position, an upper stack position, a middle stack position and a lower stack position. Each bail member includes a support portion and arm extending transversely from outer ends of the support portion. A pin extends transversely from an outer end of each arm. Each pin is received in one of the pin openings, with the arm received between the inner and outer wall portions.

A structure is realized that is capable of preventing interference of respective friction plates (39, 40a, 40b) with other members existing therearound or with the body of a driver, and furthermore that facilitates, when assembling, insertion of a tension rod (17a) through a circular hole (47) and longitudinal elongated holes (18a, 18b) formed in the respective friction plates (39, 40a, 40b). The respective friction plates (39, 40a, 40b) are arranged between both of the side faces of a displacement bracket section (36) and the inner face of supporting plate sections (22a) that constitute a fixed side bracket (15a). Moreover, the end edges of the respective friction plates (39, 40a, 40b) symmetrically present in pairs are connected by connecting sections (45, 46a, 46b), to thereby integrate the left and right friction plates (39, 40a, 40b) so that the respective holes (45, 18a, 18b), through which the tension rod (17a) is to be inserted, can be easily aligned.

A battery powered device comprising a housing having a battery compartment apparatus disposed therein, with the battery compartment apparatus being configured to accept at least one battery. The battery compartment apparatus comprises a battery carrier and a locking hold down mechanism. The carrier is slidably mounted in the housing. The locking hold down mechanism responds to insertion and withdrawal of the carrier into and out of the housing by locking the locking hold down mechanism against the battery, thereby preventing undesired displacement of the battery within the housing.

A rain gutter screen assembly for use at the inside corner of a rain gutter. The assembly includes a screen having portions sized to overlie intersecting ends of the rain gutter sections, to allow water cascading down the roof corner to flow into the intersecting ends while blocking the entry of debris into the intersecting ends, and a central portion sized to extend outwardly beyond outboard edges of the intersecting ends in cantilever fashion; and a frame structure mounting outboard edges of the screen and defining a plate extending outwardly beyond the outboard edges of the intersecting ends in cantilever fashion in underlying relation to the central screen portion, whereby cascading water trajecting beyond the intersecting ends may pass through the central screen portion and onto the cantilever plate for redirection into the rain gutter sections.

A protective lock assembly for preventing unauthorized access to a pintle receiving hitch which assembly includes opposing plate members which are mounted on opposite surfaces of the hitch and wherein a tongue carried by one plate member is engageable by a lock whose shackle is protectively seated within a housing which extends from the other plate member.

The invention relates to a power-losing trigger type steel wire rope brake and a braking method thereof. According to the structure of the steel wire rope brake, a rope channel is arranged in a frame; braking clamp blocks are arranged on the two sides of the rope channel respectively; friction plates are arranged on clamping faces of the two braking clamp blocks respectively; at least one of the two braking clamp blocks is a movable clamp block; tension springs are arranged on the frame, so that the back faces of the movable clamp blocks are attached to the inner edge of the frame; longitudinal sliding grooves are formed in the back faces of the clamping faces of the movable clamp blocks; power-losing trigger braking electromagnets are arranged on the frame and provided with braking push rods abutting against the interiors of the sliding grooves in the back faces of the movable clamp blocks; and E-shaped faces with the middles protruding are arranged on the back faces of the movable clamp blocks, and a conical face with the middle concaved is arranged on the inner edge of the frame. An elevator car or a weight can be immediately clamped by the steel wire rope brake during upward heading and downward sliding, and malignant consequences caused by accidents are avoided.

A device for capturing a space object, the device comprising a pressure element configured to come into direct mechanical contact with the space object to be captured. The device comprises at least two reclosable elements movable between an open position for capturing the space object and a closed position for retaining the space object. The device also comprises an apparatus to mechanically transmit movement from the pressure element to each reclosable element, the mechanical transmission apparatus being configured to entrain each reclosable element in displacement between the open position and the closed position by pressure of the space object on the pressure element.

The tremolo mechanism includes a novel cam actuated lock having a plurality of parallel locking channels disposed on an engagement surface of a movable locking arm and further having a locking ridge disposed on an engagement surface of a locking block so as to be in aligned opposition with the locking channels. Each pairing of locking channels is separated by a chromatic spacing distance corresponding to a chromatic half step change in the pitch of the plurality of tensioned strings. The lock of the further including a cam actuated torsion bar to positioning the locking arm according to a cam follower's position on a cam profile. The torsion bar provides a flexible means of applying a motive force for moving the locking arm such that, with the locking ridge and a selected locking channel misaligned and the cam follower disposed upon the locked seat, the torsion bar elastically deforms as the locking ridge is received by a land disposed between the locking channels without damaging the lock. Further, any additional transverse movement of the locking arm relative to the locking block causes the locking ridge to slide across the land and seat into an adjacent locking channel.

The invention relates to a rope gripper. The rope gripper is structurally characterized in that two brake clamping blocks of which clamping surfaces are opposite to each other are arranged in a rack; at least one of the two brake clamping blocks is a movable clamping block; the back of each movable clamping block comprises an upper inclined plane and a lower inclined plane, so that the movable clamping block forms a compound wedge-shaped block formed by connecting an upper wedge-shaped body and a lower edge-shaped body; an elastic draw-off mechanism for drawing off the movable clamping blocks is arranged on the rack; upper transverse shafts and lower transverse shafts are arranged on the rack; an axial plane of each upper transverse shaft is opposite to an upper inclined plane of the back of the corresponding movable clamping block; an axial plane of each lower transverse shaft is opposite to a lower inclined plane of the back of the corresponding movable clamping block; and according to the setting positions of the upper transverse shafts and the lower transverse shafts, the movable clamping blocks can generate translation towards the direction of the clamping surface in the upward or downward moving process, so that a rope passing through a rope channel is clamped and stopped. The rope gripper disclosed by the invention serves as a safety brake; and a car or a hoisted heavy object can be immediately gripped by the rope gripper no matter upward heading or downward rolling, thereby preventing malignant consequence caused by unforeseen circumstances.

A rail seat which includesa) a rail tieb) a pair of rail fastening support shoulders mounted on said rail tie so that a rail can be held to the tie between said shoulders each shoulder having a a rail face and side portions on each side of said rail face extending away from the railc) a rail pad adapted to lie on said tie between said shoulders which has a pair of projections extending parallel to the tie along side each side portion of each shoulder.The rail seat is adapted to be used with a deep post insulator and incorporates a rib on the support shoulder extending from each side portion against which a face of the rail pad projections abut to locate the pad in position to accommodate the post of the insulator. The rail pad projections are proportioned to prevent the pad from moving out of position under the creep load conditions present when rail cars pass over the rail seat. A resilient tab is provided on each projection to abut the side portions of the support shoulder to retain the pad in position between the support shoulders during transport of the rail tie to the installation site.

A child seat comprises a seat part, a backrest operable to rotate relative to the seat part, a backrest adjusting mechanism and a safety lock movably mounted on the backrest. The backrest adjusting mechanism comprises a positioning element mounted stationary relative to the seat part, and a latch element mounted on the backrest and movable to engage with the positioning element. The positioning element comprises a channel that delimits a range of adjustable angular positions of the backrest relative to the seat part. In addition, the safety lock has a lock position adapted to restrict displacement of the latch element relative to the channel, and an unlock position enabling the latch element to move out of the channel when the backrest is moved out of the range of adjustable angular positions toward a position lying substantially parallel with the seat part.

The safety device for a band saw which includes a vertically displaceable guard which is slidably mounted to a housing of the saw and having a lower end adjacent the table of saw and wherein a pivotable shield is carried by the lower end of the guard. A locking mechanism normally secures the guard in a lowered covering relationship to a band saw blade and must be manually released to permit raising of the guard to allow a workpiece to be moved beneath the shield to be cut by the band saw blade.

The invention relates to a rope gripper. According to the structure of the rope gripper, two braking and clamping blocks with opposite clamping faces are arranged in a frame. A rope channel is formed between the clamping faces of the two braking and clamping blocks. The clamping faces of the braking and clamping blocks are provided with friction plates. At least one of the braking and clamping blocks is a movable clamping block capable of moving in the frame up and down. Tension springs capable of pulling the movable clamping blocks so that the back faces of the movable clamping blocks can be attached to the inner edge of the frame are arranged between the movable clamping blocks and the frame. The back faces, opposite to the corresponding clamping faces, of the movable clamping blocks are inclined faces so that the movable clamping blocks can form wedge-shaped blocks. The inner edge, attached to the back faces of the movable clamping blocks, of the frame is an inclined face combined with the back faces of the movable clamping blocks. By the adoption of the rope gripper, a lift car or a hoisted heavy object can be clamped immediately by the rope gripper no matter in the upward hoisting process or the downward sliding process, and vicious consequences caused by accidents are prevented.

Described is an electric power socket for receiving an electric plug having a plurality of axially parallel plug pins, the power socket including: a rear portion housing a set of electrical connections for making electrical contact with the corresponding plug pins; a fixed portion including a set of guides for reception of the corresponding plug pins; an axially fixed rotatable body retained in a circular cavity, biased to an electrically inactive position and rotatable through an extent of travel to an active position, the rotatable body including a front wall through which extends a corresponding set of apertures to receive the plug pins; and a detent for cooperating with at least a first one of the plug pins in the active position and to resist rotation of the rotatable body toward the inactive position, wherein each aperture remains in registration with a corresponding one of the guides through the extent of travel; and the rotatable body returns under bias to the inactive position if the plug pins are withdrawn from the power socket.

Apparatus and methods for attaching portable lighting devices to objects / surface are provided. In some embodiments, an elastic lanyard is anchored to a body portion of a portable lighting device and a free closed loop portion can be looped around an object, and / or a channel formed on the body portion. In some embodiments, the channel is formed on a base of the body portion and the elastic lanyard can be stretched about an object disposed between a bottom surface of the base and the lanyard. In other embodiments, a lanyard is anchored to a detachable member that is magnetically attachable to a body portion of the portable lighting device.