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A computer input / output connector assembly which uses connector port holders that can easily be snapped into a metal retaining bracket. In one preferred embodiment, the bracket of the present invention is mounted on the front of a personal computer tower. Connected to the bracket is a first connector port holder with two USB connector ports, a second connector port holder with an IEEE 1394 high speed communication port, a third connector port holder with three audio ports (e.g.., audio in, audio out and microphone) and a fourth connector port holder with two video ports (e.g., RCA composite video and S-video). The connector port holder is preferably made of a durable, heat resistant plastic. This connector port holder includes movable cantilever strips with lock tabs which can firmly snap into holes in the bracket for mounting.

An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal.

The present invention discloses a seating system that includes a seat back (20) with one or more plastic panels (22) that extend across a lateral distance of the seat back (20). The seat back (20) preferably includes one or more reinforcements (30) attached to the plastic panels (22).

A wire group of a branch line or a trunk line of a wire harness is covered with a corrugated tube in proximity to an external interfering material projecting from a vehicle body panel. A corrugated clamp is fit fixedly on an end side of the branch portion of the corrugated tube, an outer surface of a vehicle body locking box of the corrugated clamp is brought into abutment with the vehicle body panel having the external interfering material projecting therefrom, and the distance between an outer surface of the wire group covered with the corrugated clamp and the corrugated tube fitted thereon and the external interfering material is larger than the dimension of projection of the external interfering material from the vehicle body panel.

A snap-fit fastener having deflectable, diverging wings extending from a distal end of a pedestal is provided with lead-in extensions from the connection of each wing to the pedestal. The extensions define a slot therebetween and are curved relative to the wings. By inserting an implement such as a screwdriver in the slot and twisting the implement, the lead-in extensions are spread relative to each other and the wings are moved toward the pedestal to allow the fastener to be disconnected from an object.

A fluid damping system for brake fluid disposed in a brake line on a vehicle in which the damping system converts incompressible fluid pulses into damped energy by an accumulator which dissipates the energy to remove the pressure pulses from the fluid system.

A retaining device for expansion cards includes a retaining bracket (3) and a computer rear panel (4). The retaining bracket includes a pressing body (32), two operating arms (34) extending from respective opposite ends of the pressing body, and two pairs of pivots (36). Each operating arm has a resilient pressing finger (346), and a locking detent (348) formed at a distal end of the pressing finger. The rear panel includes a first plate (40), and a second plate (42) defining two openings (44). The pivots of the retaining bracket are pivotably mounted to the second plate of the rear panel. The retaining bracket sandwiches a slot cover (11) of each expansion card with the first plate. The locking detents are snappingly engaged with the second plate in the openings.

A fuel tank that is substantially impermeable to fuel vapor has a shell with an interior for holding fuel, an opening for receiving fuel into the interior, and a fill nipple with a barrier layer. The fill nipple has an outer surface and an inner surface defining a passage extending between a pair of generally opposed ends of the fill nipple. One of the ends is attached to the shell such that the passage is aligned with the opening to allow fuel to flow through the passage and into the interior of the fuel tank. The fill nipple has an inner layer of material forming the inner surface, and an outer layer of material forming the outer surface, and has at least one intermediate layer of material forming the barrier layer. The intermediate layer is formed from a material that is different in composition from the inner and outer layers.

An adjustable position blocking device for sliding closures that firmly attaches to a glass pane of a closure and limits the sliding translation of the sliding panels of the closure. One embodiment comprises an elongated track (30) which adheres to a glass pane with very high bonding double-sided tape (40). The one embodiment also comprises a blocking slider (10) that adjustably attaches to track (30) at a plurality of track positions and is substantially tall to block the sliding translation of the sliding panels. Slider (10) comprises a modular attachment means that permits the slider (10) to be customized with blocking modules (22, 86, 96) of different form and function. In addition, one embodiment comprises a blocking module (96) which integrates an electronic device to detect the opening of a sliding closure and alert a user, a remote device or a remote system.

A mounting apparatus for mounting a motherboard (10) having several first mounting holes (13) includes a chassis (80), a fixing member (40), and a supporting member (20). The chassis comprised two posts (13) protruding from a bottom wall (81) thereof, and a number of standoffs (82) received in first the mounting hole. The fixing member is horizontally slidably mounted to the posts, and includes a first engaging portion (42) and a first locating portion (54). The supporting member is attached to the motherboard, and includes a second engaging portion (26) and a second locating portion (29). When the circuit board together with the supporting member is mounted to the chassis, the first locating portion engages with the second locating portion. When the circuit board together with the supporting member is disassembled from the chassis, the first engaging portion exerts force on the second engaging portion.

A foldable golf pull / push cart is disclosed. In some embodiments, the foldable golf cart is selectively foldable between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration. In such embodiments, the foldable golf cart is configured to be permanently attached to a golf club bag in both the folded and unfolded configurations as well as while the golf cart is transitioned between the forgoing configurations. According to some embodiments, the golf cart is compact and light enough such that it does not appreciably add to either the dimensions of the golf club bag or the weight of a standard golf club bag containing clubs and other golf equipment. In this way, when the golf cart is in a folded configuration, the golf cart and bag combination can be handled and / or transported as easily as the bag itself. In some embodiments, the golf cart is configured to accommodate any bag a user prefers.

A mounting apparatus for mounting a motherboard (70) having several first mounting holes (73) includes a chassis (10), a fixing member (30), and a supporting member (50). The chassis comprised a post (13) protruding from a bottom wall (11) thereof, and a number of standoffs (17) received in first the mounting hole. The fixing member is slidably mounted to the post, and includes a first engaging portion (35) protruding from a middle portion thereof. The supporting member is attached to the motherboard, and includes a second engaging portion (57) projecting from an end thereof. When the first engaging portion of the fixing member engages with the second engaging portion of the supporting member, the motherboard is in a lock state; when the first engaging portion of the fixing member disengages from the second engaging portion of the supporting member, the motherboard is in an unlock state.

An apparatus configured to be releasably secured to a crib that functions to provide a plurality of stimuli in order to provide comfort to a distressed child disposed within the crib. The apparatus further includes a sound activated switch that is configured to monitor the area proximate the apparatus for a noise that exceeds a predetermined decibel level and subsequently activate the apparatus to provide audio stimulus to comfort the distressed child. A graphical display area further provides the infant with visual stimuli. The apparatus further includes a controller that regulates operation of the apparatus and a speaker to broadcast the audio stimulus.

To provide a slide hinge which can be easily attached to a door or a cabinet main body of honeycomb cardboard, on which attaching screws do not work well, and which is further devised to eliminate a risk of escape from the door after the fixation, fittings enabling a coupling case to be attached to the door even without attaching screws or nails are provided; furthermore, each of the fittings comprises an attaching case part integrally connected to each side portion of the coupling case, and an fitting for each attaching case part; then, this fitting comprises a locking plate housed into the attaching case part and a diameter expanding means pushing out craw portions of the locking plate; the diameter expanding means further comprises an operating plate with pressurizing portions protruding on an outer circumference and a cap locked by a locking plate on each attaching case part.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible that a probe for testing electrical characteristics of an object to be tested is easily attached to a support member such as a contactor. A through hole is formed in the contactor. In the probe, a fitting / locking portion which can be fitted in this through hole is formed. The fitting / locking portion is formed to penetrate the through hole of the contactor and to be locked in the contactor in a state that a tip thereof is in contact with a connecting terminal of a printed wiring board. The fitting / locking portion itself is locked in the contactor by hooking a locking portion thereof to an end face on an upper side of the through hole.

Disclosed is a phototherapeutic apparatus, which includes a net consisting of a strand of optical fiber; a connector connected to one end of the optical fiber; and a radiation device connected to the connector. The net may be easily attached onto a wig, hat, underwear, or the like, thus enabling a user to unconsciously receive a phototherapy during normal daily life.

An elastic attachment strap that has its ends connected together using Velcro-type hook and loop fasteners, where the fasteners are cut into multiple sections that are spaced along the elastic strap, said strips being placed at angles rather than straight across the width of the elastic strap.

A rib, provided on an outer periphery of a projection ring, includes: a first rib extending along a direction in which an optical axis of a lens main body extends (an attachment direction of a focus lens); and a second rib, brought into contact with one end of first rib, extending along a direction approximately orthogonal to first rib so as to have one side and the other side. On the other hand, a protrusion, provided on an inner periphery of the cylindrical focus ring, includes a pair of protrusion parts arranged with a spacing in a direction in which an optical axis extends. With this structure, it is possible to obtain a projector having a focus ring capable of being easily attached to a lens main body and being easily molded.

A pipe joint for coupling to at least one pipe is disclosed in the present invention. The pipe joint includes a main body and at least one positioning socket. The main body has a runner and at least one opening communicated with the runner. The runner has an insertion area adjacent to the opening. The positioning socket has a head, an inserting portion, a pipe channel, a radial threaded hole and a bolt. The inserting portion is inserted into the runner via the opening. The pipe channel runs through the head and the inserting portion in an axial direction of the positioning socket. The threaded hole is formed on the head and communicated with the pipe channel. The bolt is adapted to engage with the threaded hole for abutting against the outer surface of the pipe.

A golf cart club bag protection device having a folding canopy which allows other accessories, such as coolers and sand bottles, to be mounted underneath. The device has four components: a securing frame (1), an attachment bar (22), canopy support bars (2) and (3) and a canopy (4), (5) and (16). The securing frame (1) is shaped so as to have two vertical legs (21) and a horizontal top bar (23) while the attachment bar (22) has a unique shape so as to raise the pivotal point of the device. Tabs (8) are located at the base of the legs (21) wherein the support bars (2) and (3) are pivotally attached to the securing frame (1). The attachment bar (22) has two C-shaped clamps (6) which are used to secure the securing frame (1) to the golf bag support bar (18). The horizontal top bar (23) has a canopy holder (11) which holds the removably attached canopy (4), (5) and (16), a canopy flap (13) and a canopy fastener (15) in order for the user to keep the golf cart club bag protection device in an upright position.

The disclosed Invention is that of a rifle rest, comprised of a rocking base formed by first and second generally arc shaped members, each having a generally convex bottom surface adapted for rocking motion, joined together in a generally parallel spaced relationship by cross-members or blocks at either end of the generally arc-shaped members, and including grips or supports attached to these cross-members or blocks, upon which grips or supports the rifle rests, in a generally horizontal position. The Invention is mechanically simple, lightweight and portable, easily attached to any rifle, is highly stable when shooting, and is easily re-aligned with any available target, in either the vertical plane by the rocking motion mentioned above, or by swinging the Invention laterally in the horizontal plane upon its curved base, in the manner of a gun turret.

A windscreen attaching / detaching device includes a mount bracket including a stopper and a hook, with the mount bracket secured to a windscreen and a mount stay including a damper member and a lock mechanism, with the mount stay secured to a vehicle body. The lock mechanism urges the hook to a locked position. The lock mechanism includes an arm disengaging with the hook and a lever linking to the arm and turnable between the locked position and an unlocked position. The windscreen engages the damper member with the stopper as well as engages the arm with the hook to turn the lever to the locked position that allows the windscreen to be secured to the vehicle body.

The present invention relates to a restricting member configured to restrict abnormal rising of a carbody when an air spring expands by a predetermined amount or more. The restricting member includes: a base portion; a contact portion provided at the base portion and configured to be brought into contact with a lower surface of a bogie frame when the air spring expands by the predetermined amount or more; and a temporary fastening portion formed at the base portion. The temporary fastening portion is configured to be attachable to and detachable from a temporary fastened portion formed at a side surface of a center pin extending downward from a carbody.

A radio frequency identification (RFID) integrated circuit (IC) with an antenna embedded within the package of the IC. Thus, the RFID IC is a standalone identifying device that may be easily attached to a PCB in any currently available attaching process. There is also provided a method of tagging a PCB. The method comprises attaching a master RFID IC with an antenna embedded within the IC package on a predefined location on a printed circuit card; delivering the information stored on plurality of slave RFID ICs on the same printed circuit board to the master RFID IC; and reading from the predefined location of the master RFID IC data pertaining to each slave RFID IC.

The invention relates to a method for generating a digital model (6) of a dental replacement part, formed by a dental prosthesis and a prosthesis base having a rear protection plate, and for producing a dental replacement part of this type, wherein, in a digital model (1) of a jawbone to be provided and a digital dental prosthesis model (2) positioned therein, an interface (3) is automatically and / or manually marked in the region of the dental prosthesis model (2), a rear protection plate model (4) is formed by the interface (3), an abutting surface (1') of the digital jawbone model (1) and a region of a surface (2') of the dental prosthesis model (2) joining the surface (1') and the interface (3), a revised dental prosthesis model (5) is formed from the digital dental prosthesis model (2) by adopting the interface (3) as a surface, and the digital model (6) of the dental replacement part is created from the rear protection plate model (4) and the revised dental prosthesis model (5).

A portable metal stud punching system has an alignment frame with an infeed alignment port in a first side and an outfeed alignment port in an opposite side. There is a punch and die positioned within the alignment frame. A length of metal stud is inserted through the infeed alignment port with one vertical side of the metal stud disposed between the punch and the die. A first hydraulic unit is attached to the punch and moves a first direction thereby inserting the punch into the die and punching a tab out of the vertical side of the metal stud. A second hydraulic unit moves the punch assembly in a direction perpendicular to the first direction of the first hydraulic unit. After the tab has been punched, the second hydraulic unit advances the metal stud by sliding the punch assembly a distance equal to the desired space between tabs. The punch is retracted by the first hydraulic unit and the punch assembly is returned to its original position by the second hydraulic unit.