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A condiment grinder has a body for containing condiment seeds, and a condiment grinding mechanism provided at a lower open end of the body through which condiment seeds, ground by the mechanism, may be dispensed. The grinding mechanism has a female grinder and a male grinder rotatable in the female grinder for grinding condiment seeds in an annular gap between the grinders. The condiment grinder includes a base attached to the lower body end for standing the body on a surface. The base engages the female grinder and is turnable to adjust the female grinder's axial position relative to the male grinder and, hence, the width of the gap and, in turns, the ground condiment size. The base has a peripheral wall that is exposed to and accessible from all lateral sides for gripping so that the base can conveniently be turned.

A vibrating tamping bull-float is used for smoothing the top surface of freshly poured concrete, while pushing coarse aggregate down into the concrete while allowing cement cream to surface. Additionally it levels the concrete in the area surrounding the vibrating tamping bull-float. It includes a plurality of float body portions: a stable platform portion and at least one vibrating portion which tamps as you push and pull the vibrating tamping bull-float across the surface of the freshly poured concrete.

A condiment grinder has a body for containing condiment seeds, and a condiment grinding mechanism provided at a lower open end of the body through which condiment seeds, ground by the mechanism, may be dispensed. The grinding mechanism has a female grinder and a male grinder rotatable in the female grinder for grinding condiment seeds in an annular gap between the grinders. The condiment grinder includes a base attached to the lower body end for standing the body on a surface. The base engages the female grinder and is turnable to adjust the female grinder's axial position relative to the male grinder and, hence, the width of the gap and, in turns, the ground condiment size. The base has a peripheral wall that is exposed to and accessible from all lateral sides for gripping so that the base can conveniently be turned.

The present invention provides a reel pipe motor, comprising a casing; a motor and a speed reduction assembly disposed within the casing; an L-shape motor end head having a tubular part and a box part which could be connected with the casing, a switch box disposed on the outer surface of the box part, in which a switch control panel and a bead switch are located; and a power supply plug and a hollow rod. The bead switch is connected with the hollow rod. The bead switch could be operated by pulling the hollow rod. A first end of the power supply plug is electrically connected with the switch control panel, and a second end thereof extends into the hollow rod and is electrically connected with an external power supply. This invention further discloses a rolling curtain positioning control system comprising the said reel pipe motor.

A steering apparatus includes a first joint disposed on a control rod that extends rotatably through a head tube, two second joints disposed respectively on two suspension units, and two connecting bars each connected between the first joint and a respective one of the second joints. The first joint includes a seat disposed fixedly on the control rod, at least one first rotating member having a central axis and rotatable on the seat about the central axis of the first rotating member, and at least one second rotating member having a central axis and rotatable on the first rotating member about the central axis of the second rotating member. The axes of the first and second rotating members of the first joint are perpendicular to each other.

A device for engaging first and second terminal ends of a vehicle track and drawing the terminal ends together in order to facilitate their connection to form a closed loop of track. The device comprises first and second coupling ends for engaging respective terminal ends of the track; a terminal guide plate; and two guide rods and a threaded drive rod extending between the first coupling end and the terminal guide plate and passing through the second coupling end. Fittings are provided at both ends of the drive rod. Turning either or both of the fittings causes the drive rod to turn, which causes the second coupling end to move toward the first, thereby drawing the first and second terminal ends together. In alternative embodiments, this screw-type drive mechanism is replaced by ratchet-type and hydraulic / pneumatic-type drive mechanisms.

The present invention provides a reel pipe motor, comprising a casing; a motor and a speed reduction assembly disposed within the casing; an L-shape motor end head having a tubular part and a box part which could be connected with the casing, a switch box disposed on the outer surface of the box part, in which a switch control panel and a bead switch are located; and a power supply plug and a hollow rod. The bead switch is connected with the hollow rod. The bead switch could be operated by pulling the hollow rod. A first end of the power supply plug is electrically connected with the switch control panel, and a second end thereof extends into the hollow rod and is electrically connected with an external power supply. This invention further discloses a rolling curtain positioning control system comprising the said reel pipe motor.

A long-handled shears with a detachable connecting device has an operational grip stick with an elongated tube and a wire, a grass shears, and a connecting device attached between the grip stick and the grass shears. The ball is attached to the wire of the grip stick. The base is mounted on the elongated tube, allows the wire to extend through the base and engages the grass shears by a clamp. The engaging block is movably mounted inside a grip of the grass shears and has a ball recess. When the grip of the grass shears is compressed, the engaging block moves aside to reveal the ball recess to allow the ball to enter the ball recess. Then, the handle is released to lock the ball inside the ball recess. By engaging the ball and the engaging block, the grass shears detachably attaches to the grip stick conveniently.

A device for engaging first and second terminal ends of a vehicle track and drawing the terminal ends together in order to facilitate their connection to form a closed loop of track. The device comprises first and second coupling ends for engaging respective terminal ends of the track; a terminal guide plate; and two guide rods and a threaded drive rod extending between the first coupling end and the terminal guide plate and passing through the second coupling end. Fittings are provided at both ends of the drive rod. Turning either or both of the fittings causes the drive rod to turn, which causes the second coupling end to move toward the first, thereby drawing the first and second terminal ends together. In alternative embodiments, this screw-type drive mechanism is replaced by ratchet, hydraulic / pneumatic, or motorized drive mechanisms.

A steering apparatus includes a first joint disposed on a control rod that extends rotatably through a head tube, two second joints disposed respectively on two suspension units, and two connecting bars each connected between the first joint and a respective one of the second joints. The first joint includes a seat disposed fixedly on the control rod, at least one first rotating member having a central axis and rotatable on the seat about the central axis of the first rotating member, and at least one second rotating member having a central axis and rotatable on the first rotating member about the central axis of the second rotating member. The axes of the first and second rotating members of the first joint are perpendicular to each other.

A top entry plastic ball valve comprises a valve stem cap (1), a valve stem (2), a valve stem sealing ring (3), a valve ball sealing ring (5), a supporting ring (6) for the valve ball sealing ring, a valve ball (7), a connecting pipe (8), and a valve body (9). A hollow valve ball chamber (911) is provided inside the valve body (9), the valve body (9) is provided with a valve cover hole (912) just above the valve ball chamber (911), and the width of the valve cover hole (912) is larger than the diameter of the valve ball (7). The ball valve also comprises a valve cover (4), which is provided with a valve stem shaft hole (410) for allowing the valve stem (2) to pass through and corresponds to the valve cover hole (912) so that the valve cover (4) can cover the valve cover hole (912) and can be fusion-bonded to the valve body (9), thereby avoiding the need for electric fusion welding process in the manufacture of large-diameter ball valves.

A laser target pointer comprises a case, a lighting module, a laser module, an operating module, an adjustment mechanism and a magnetic switch. The adjustment mechanism is equipped with a biaxial pivoting mechanism to adjust the position of the laser aiming point of the laser module. The magnetic switch can be magnetically attracted and detachably connected with a contact block and electrically connected to the laser target pointer. The power of the laser target pointer can be conveniently turned on or off by operating the magnetic switch. The lighting module comprises a plurality of invisible light emitting diodes having different divergence angles in order to provide different irradiation distances. The operating module comprises a plurality of luminous patterns each corresponding to an operation function, such that the user can clearly and quickly identify which one of the operation functions is currently enabled.

A device for engaging first and second terminal ends of a vehicle track and drawing the terminal ends together in order to facilitate their connection to form a closed loop of track. The device comprises first and second coupling ends for engaging respective terminal ends of the track; a terminal guide plate; and two guide rods and a threaded drive rod extending between the first coupling end and the terminal guide plate and passing through the second coupling end. Fittings are provided at both ends of the drive rod. Turning either or both of the fittings causes the drive rod to turn, which causes the second coupling end to move toward the first, thereby drawing the first and second terminal ends together. In alternative embodiments, this screw-type drive mechanism is replaced by ratchet-type and hydraulic / pneumatic-type drive mechanisms.

The clamp meter contains a revolving member configured between the meter's body member and jaw member. The revolving member is composed of a first base and a second base located on the interfacing sides of the body member and the jaw member, respectively. The first base and the second base are revolvably joined together by an axle extended axially from the body member into the jaw member via the first and second bases' aligned axle holes. The first base has at least a roller ball elastically embedded in a concave and exposed towards the second base. The roller ball would roll into one of a number of notches of the second base as the base and jaw members are rotated relative to each other, thereby creating a number of preset configurations of the included angle between the body and jaw members.

An adjusting mechanism for the handle position of a bicycle includes an upper cover (2) and a lower cover (3), which clamp the handle, and a handle vertical pipe (5) fastened on the front fork by a retaining mechanism. One side of the upper cover and one side of the lower cover for clamping the handle are connected with each other, and the other sides can be interlocked by an independent retaining mechanism. The top of the handle vertical pipe is provided with steps (6), and the lower cover is sleeved outside the handle vertical pipe and arranged below the steps at the top of the handle vertical pipe. As the lower cover is sleeved outside the handle vertical pipe and arranged below the steps at the top of the handle vertical pipe, the handle vertical pipe can be tightly fixed on the front fork by the retaining mechanism, furthermore, the handle position can be repeatedly adjusted without influencing rigidity between the front fork and the handle, thus the bicycle becomes more comfortable and has better safety performance. Meanwhile, by loosening the retaining mechanism, the whole handle system can rotate relative to the vertical pipe. When the bicycle is not in use, the handle can be rotated downward to the direction parallel to the body of the bicycle, thereby reducing space occupied by the bicycle.

An inspecting apparatus (20, 40, 50, 60) for liquid crystal displays includes a base plate (21, 41), a connecting device (200, 400) mounted on the base plate, a working table (25, 45, 55, 65) supported on the connecting device, and an electrical holding device (29) fixed to the working table. The electrical holding device can hold a mains switch (33) and an electrical connector (31) that is used to connect with leads of the LCD. Because the inspecting apparatus includes the electrical holding device for holding the electrical connector, operators can connect leads of the LCD and the electrical connector easily using a single hand. After that, operators can conveniently turn on the mains switch because the mains switch is adjacent to the electrical connector.

A bottom entry plastic ball valve comprises a valve stem cap (1), a valve stem (2), a valve stem sealing ring (3), a valve stem end surface sealing ring (4), a valve ball sealing ring (5), a supporting ring (6) for the valve ball sealing ring, a valve ball (7), a connecting pipe (8), and a valve body (9). A hollow valve ball chamber (911) is provided inside the valve body (9), the valve body (9) is provided with a valve bottom cover hole (912) just below the valve ball chamber (911), and the width of the valve bottom cover hole (912) is larger than the diameter of the valve ball (7). The ball valve also comprises a valve bottom cover (10) corresponding to the valve bottom cover hole (912) so that the valve bottom cover (10) can cover the valve bottom cover hole (912) and can be fusion-bonded to the valve body (9), thereby avoiding the need for electric fusion welding in the manufacture of large-diameter ball valves.

A bottom entry plastic ball valve comprises a valve stem cap (1), a valve stem (2), a valve stem sealing ring (3), a valve stem end surface sealing ring (4), a valve ball sealing ring (5), a supporting ring (6) for the valve ball sealing ring, a valve ball (7), a connecting pipe (8), and a valve body (9). A hollow valve ball chamber (911) is provided inside the valve body (9), the valve body (9) is provided with a valve bottom cover hole (912) just below the valve ball chamber (911), and the width of the valve bottom cover hole (912) is larger than the diameter of the valve ball (7). The ball valve also comprises a valve bottom cover (10) corresponding to the valve bottom cover hole (912) so that the valve bottom cover (10) can cover the valve bottom cover hole (912) and can be fusion-bonded to the valve body (9), thereby avoiding the need for electric fusion welding in the manufacture of large-diameter ball valves.

A top entry plastic ball valve comprises a valve stem cap (1), a valve stem (2), a valve stem sealing ring (3), a valve ball sealing ring (5), a supporting ring (6) for the valve ball sealing ring, a valve ball (7), a connecting pipe (8), and a valve body (9). A hollow valve ball chamber (911) is provided inside the valve body (9), the valve body (9) is provided with a valve cover hole (912) just above the valve ball chamber (911), and the width of the valve cover hole (912) is larger than the diameter of the valve ball (7). The ball valve also comprises a valve cover (4), which is provided with a valve stem shaft hole (410) for allowing the valve stem (2) to pass through and corresponds to the valve cover hole (912) so that the valve cover (4) can cover the valve cover hole (912) and can be fusion-bonded to the valve body (9), thereby avoiding the need for electric fusion welding process in the manufacture of large-diameter ball valves.

An adjusting mechanism for the handle position of a bicycle includes an upper cover (2) and a lower cover (3), which clamp the handle, and a handle vertical pipe (5) fastened on the front fork by a retaining mechanism. One side of the upper cover and one side of the lower cover for clamping the handle are connected with each other, and the other sides can be interlocked by an independent retaining mechanism. The top of the handle vertical pipe is provided with steps (6), and the lower cover is sleeved outside the handle vertical pipe and arranged below the steps at the top of the handle vertical pipe. As the lower cover is sleeved outside the handle vertical pipe and arranged below the steps at the top of the handle vertical pipe, the handle vertical pipe can be tightly fixed on the front fork by the retaining mechanism, furthermore, the handle position can be repeatedly adjusted without influencing rigidity between the front fork and the handle, thus the bicycle becomes more comfortable and has better safety performance. Meanwhile, by loosening the retaining mechanism, the whole handle system can rotate relative to the vertical pipe. When the bicycle is not in use, the handle can be rotated downward to the direction parallel to the body of the bicycle, thereby reducing space occupied by the bicycle.

A page-turning method for reading an MMS message in a mobile phone is disclosed herein, and comprising steps: A. enter the MMS message and turn to a first page; B. detect an operating command to determine an operating type, enter step C if it is a page-turning operation, enter step D if it is a page designating operation; C. execute the corresponding operating command to turn to a next or previous page according to the page-turning operation; and D. execute the corresponding operating command to turn the MMS message to a designated page according to the page designating operation. The method described above can help the user determine the type of the page-turning operation and provides two page-turning operations (a page-turning operation and a page designating operation), so the user can turn the MMS message arbitrarily to the page, and thereby conveniently enter to read the MMS message.

The present invention relates to a book clip, and more particularly, to a book clip that is easy to carry and used to securely fix both pages of an opened book. The book clip includes a transverse rod shorter than a transversal length of an opened book by a predetermined length, leaf supporting rods bent at the ends of the transverse rod to be respectively positioned on the front side of the opened book, and an elastic supporting rod vertically protruded from an approximately central region of the transverse rod to support the rear side of the opened book. Thus, the burden due to the weight and the volume of the book clip that a user feels when carrying the book clip is mitigated, and the user can open the book anywhere to fix desired pages of the book.

A condiment grinder has a body for containing condiment seeds, a grinding mechanisms located at an open end of the body through which condiment seeds ground by the grinding mechanism may be dispensed, and a drive mechanism for turning an operating shaft of the grinding mechanism to operate the grinder. The grinding mechanism includes a female grinder and a male grinder, which is supported co-axially in the female grinder for rotation relative to the female grinder, for grinding condiment seeds. The two grinders are spaced apart by an annular gap in which condiment seeds are ground. The drive mechanism has an operator supported for reciprocating motion relative to the body, and a motion translator for translating the reciprocating motion into uni-directional rotary motion driving the operating shaft.

A stator has a field winding, the winding comprising a plurality of axial conductors connected at their ends to form at least one circuit with a number of turns. Each axial conductor, or set of axial conductors having a common voltage, is disposed within an insulated channel member, the insulated channel member being disposed within a stack of laminations. The axial conductors and the tubular insulation members are radially distributed at equal angles.

The present invention relates to a tube squeezing device for effectively evacuating all the material, paste, or product inside collapsible and flexible tubes. The tube squeezing device comprises a handle and clip end formed from an upper arm and a lower arm for securing the tube body. The clip end includes the upper arm and the lower arm with a slot therebetween. The tube is received in between the slot in order to urge dispensing of the material from the tube by rotating the handle to roll the arms along the tube body to push the material within the tube towards its dispensing end for easy evacuation without any wastage of product and money. The tube squeezing device is adjustable in size to accommodate tubes of different sizes and can be used by children, adults, elderly and others with compromised dexterity and strength.

A stator has a field winding, the winding comprising a plurality of axial conductors connected at their ends to form at least one circuit with a number of turns. Each axial conductor, or set of axial conductors having a common voltage, is disposed within an insulated channel member, the insulated channel member being disposed within a stack of laminations. The axial conductors and the tubular insulation members are radially distributed at equal angles.