217 results about "Leg surface" patented technology

The invention relates to articles of footwear having traction elements, and systems and methods for manufacturing same. An example shoe includes an upper and a sole plate, the sole plate including a lower surface adapted for ground contact having a first sole portion including first traction elements, the first traction elements having a distal end and a side wall with extensions extending from a central core, and a second sole portion including second traction elements, the second traction elements having at least one geometrical feature differing in one or more aspects from a corresponding geometrical feature of the first traction elements.

A drone cargo helicopter having an elongated body. The elongated body has a low profile and has a front portion, a rear portion, an upper surface, a lower surface and a pair of opposing sides extending between the front and the rear portions. At least a first blade set is coupled to the upper surface and rotating in a first direction. Two or more struts are pivotally coupled to opposing sides or lower surface of the elongated body, the struts being coupled via a joint at a top end of the strut. The lower surface of the elongated body comprises a substantially planar surface between the front and rear portions, the substantially planar surface having one or more attachments to provide a rigid engagement with a container. The struts are pivotally movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the struts support the elongated body a distance from a ground surface that is greater than a height of the container.

A cushion for supporting an infant is provided. The cushion includes a pad that may be formed of a resilient foam material. The pad includes a lower surface and an upper surface oriented at an acute angle thereto such that the upper surface is inclined relative to a support surface. The acute angle formed thereby may be between 20° and 30°. The cushion may be received within a polyester casing, but may simply include a top panel to be disposed on the pad's upper surface. The cushion includes at least one positioning member, but preferably two positioning members, with means for releasably fastening to the top panel to support the infant. Preferably, the positioning member includes a filaform strip for releasably attaching to a fabric material such as 100% polyester tricot and is formed of a resilient foam material.

An air exhaust outsole, for safety footwear having an upper with an air permeable insole having a top insole surface for supporting a foot of the wearer, the air exhaust outsole comprising: a midsole, with a top midsole surface engaging a bottom insole surface of the upper, the midsole including at least one ventilation channel between a side midsole surface and the top midsole surface; a puncture resistant layer with a top surface bonded to a bottom midsole surface, the puncture resistant layer comprising a puncture resistant core bonded about at least a peripheral edge in a flexible coating; and a tread layer with: a top surface bonded to a bottom surface of the puncture resistant layer; and a bottom tread surface.

A sole for use in footwear that includes an upper surface for contacting the user's foot and a lower surface for engaging a walking surface. The sole extends beneath the heel through the ankle / sub-talar complex and metatarsal head of the user. The lower surface is characterized as having a convex lower surface beneath the ankle / sub-talar complex curving upwardly toward the heel and metatarsal head.

Apparatus for and methods of core cooling the blood of an equine animal. The apparatus is a flexible boot having disposed in it an orthotic pad that has means for circulating coolant so the bottom hoof area of an equine can be cooled. Optionally the pad is designed to allow cooling under vacuum. In some aspects the apparatus also provides means for cooling the lower leg of the equine in a way designed to allow coolant circulated through the boot pad to also be circulated through the leg cooling means while maintaining a controlled temperature against the leg surface. The invention is also a method of core cooling an animal utilizing the apparatus described.

A chair arm mounted computer accessory support assembly that includes a support plate and a chair arm engaging assembly. The support plate has an upper surface for supporting a computer accessory and a lower surface for supporting the support plate on an upper surface of a chair arm. The chair arm engaging assembly is securely attachable to the lower surface of said support plate and is operably engageable with lateral surfaces of the chair arm to provide lateral support of the computer accessory support assembly relative to the chair arm. The chair arm engaging assembly includes a pair of side panels securely attachable to the lower surface of said support plate; and fastening means operatively associated with the pair of side panels for securing the pair of side panels on opposing sides of the chair arm.

A material trimmer including a base having a support surface and a cutting region having a channel. A plate is movably attached to the base and includes oppositely facing upper and lower surfaces, an elongated slot therethrough, an elevated portion proximate each side of the slot, and a distal second end with the elevated portion leading to an arcuate surface. A carrier includes a top flange having a pair of oppositely extending sides and a foot extending from the top flange. The foot is slidably received within the slot, and a portion of the pair of oppositely extending sides are arcuate in shape and slidably received within the arcuate surface of the elevated portion. A blade is attached to the carrier, a portion of which extends below the lower surface of the plate within the channel when the plate is disposed over the cutting region.

A desk chair mat has a substantially planar upper surface suitable for interaction with a chair support structure, a perimeter defining an outer edge of the mat, a lower surface parallel to the upper surface. An array of blunt projections extends downwardly from the lower surface for engagement with a carpet. Each blunt projection has a smooth end surface spaced below the lower surface by a distance sufficient to penetrate into the carpet pile. The array is generally a regular pattern of the blunt projections arranged at an angle with respect to each nearest neighbor to provide resistance to any lateral movement of the mat with respect to the carpet.

A golf club having a sole portion extending rearwardly from a rear surface of the head, wherein the sole portion includes a forward end, a rearward end, an upper surface and a lower surface. The intersection of the upper surface and the rear surface defines an interior sole lone. The intersection of the upper surface and the rearward end defines a trailing edge exterior sole line. The upper surface comprises a sink portion having substantial variation in heel-to-toe contour, including variation of at least one of: the height of the trailing edge or exterior sole line relative to the height of the interior sole line, measured in vertical alignment; the height of any of the interior sole line or trailing edge or exterior sole line relative to the height of the general outer periphery measured in vertical alignment; and concavity as defined by forward-to-rear contour.

A knee cushion support for placement atop a surface in an area beneath knees of a user comprising a covering that encloses the outer periphery of the cushion support. A pair depressions formed in the upper surface of the cushion receives and supports the knees of a user while in the kneeling position. A resilient inner core member is enclosed within the outer covering. A convex shaped ridge member is located between a pair of depressions that accommodate the knee of a user. An essentially concave shaped portion formed integral with, and curved upward from said the lower surface is aligned on the lower surface beneath the ridge member in an arrangement that will permit stacking of a number of knee cushion supports together in a nesting arrangement. A pair of handles or grips are formed on the first and second end-walls to facilitate grasping and transporting the knee cushion support.

A footwear construction including a midsole frame having a forefoot base, a heel base and an intermediate frame section that connects the forefoot base and the heel base. The forefoot base and heel base can be separated from one another by a frame void. The forefoot base can include at least one forefoot base void extending across the width, of the footwear to improve flexibility of the footwear. The construction also can include a midsole including a lower surface housed at least partially within and / or joined with the midsole frame, with the midsole frame forefoot base and a heel base separated from one another below the midsole lower surface by the frame void, and connected above the lower surface by the intermediate frame section. Where the construction includes an outsole, that outsole can define an outsole forefoot void, which can be aligned with the forefoot base void.

The present invention provides a roof molding-free body structure of a type such that a molding is not provided in a joint portion between a roof panel 2 and a roof side rail 3. In a joint location between the roof panel 2 and the roof side rail 3, a substantially L-shaped joint portion 8 consisting of a vertical surface 6 and a joint surface 7 is formed in the upper inside part of a side body outer panel 4 of the roof side rail 3, and a joint portion 15 consisting of a semicircular curved surface 12, a leg surface 13 arranged so as to go away from the vertical surface 6 of the side body outer panel 4 toward the inside in the vehicle width direction, and a joint surface 14 arranged horizontally is formed at the outside edge in the vehicle width direction of the roof panel 2; the vertical surface 6 of the side body outer panel 4 and the curved surface 12 of the roof panel 2 are joined to each other; and a vertical height difference H is provided in the joint location between the roof panel 2 and the roof side rail 3.

A collapsible stool to provide additional height for small children undergoing toilet training, comprising: a substantially horizontal top plate of generally rectangular shape with an upper surface and a lower surface; four protrusions integral with the lower plate surface and each separately located proximal to the four corners of the top plate, wherein each protrusion is host to a hollow core to provide two pairs of female cores approximately cylindrical in shape; and two legs, each leg having two opposite facing male protrusions each adapted to fit the female cores to enable each leg to rotate through an arc between an open position and a closed position relative to the top plate, wherein at least one of each pair of female cores comprise an integral leg security mechanism adapted to maintain each leg in an open position relative to the top plate.

A cushion for supporting an infant is provided. The cushion includes a pad that may be formed of a resilient foam material. The pad includes a lower surface and an upper surface oriented at an acute angle thereto such that the upper surface is inclined relative to a support surface. The acute angle formed thereby may be between 20° and 30°. The cushion may be received within a polyester casing, but may simply include a top panel to be disposed on the pad's upper surface. The cushion includes at least one positioning member, but preferably two positioning members, with means for releasably fastening to the top panel to support the infant. Preferably, the positioning member includes a filaform strip for releasably attaching to a fabric material such as 100% polyester tricot and is formed of a resilient foam material.

A legless table is provided. The legless table includes a tabletop, a first support, a track, a fastener and a second support whereby the legless table is selectively attachable to an upright protrusion. The tabletop includes an upper surface and a lower surface where the first support is coupled to the lower surface. The track is located on the lower surface of the tabletop and forms a slot. Further, the fastener is positionably retained in the slot and is used to positionably secure the second support to the lower surface of the tabletop.

An animal food and water bowl system for effectively dispensing food and water to an animal such as a pet. The animal food and water bowl system generally includes a platform having a support member and at least one leg extending downwardly from the support member. The support member includes an upper surface and a recessed portion within the upper surface that removably receives a lower surface of bowl. A first connector is adapted for removably connecting the first bowl to the upper surface of the support member in a substantially non-movable manner. At least a portion of the front upper edge of the bowl is below the rear upper edge of the bowl.

A truck with a discrete shield for skateboards and the like is described. A base has at least one truck assembly affixed to the underside thereof that mounts wheels. The truck assembly defines a lower surface between the wheels that is susceptible to damage. A discrete sheet of material has a smooth, low-friction surface and is formed to encircle portions of the truck assembly so as to hold the sheet of material in a fixed position underlying and covering the lower surface of the truck with the smooth, low-friction surface directed downwardly.

The invention relates to a separated nursing chair bed of a hospital bed. The separated nursing chair bed comprises a bed body, a wheelchair and a transmission mechanism, wherein the bed body comprises a bed frame, a supporting plate and a removable frame, and the side of the removable frame is provided with a removable pin. By starting a screw-rod motor in the transmission mechanism, a slide block which is matched with a screw rod of the screw-rod motor by screw threads is used for driving a connecting rod to move along the screw rod, a bed head supporting rod which is connected with the connecting rod pushes upwards, a bed rail supporting rod which is connected with the connecting rod falls downwards, and the supporting plate which is connected with the bed head supporting rod and the removable frame which is connected with the bed rail supporting rod are driven to do a sloping action. When a sloping angle is proper, the screw rod motor is stopped to run, removable pins which are inserted into connecting holes arranged on both sides of a supporting leg surface of the wheelchair are pulled out, the wheelchair is uncoupled from the bed body and is moved out from the front end of the bed body, and the wheelchair can be combined into the chair bed by reversely operating the processes. The separated nursing chair bed can get help from the separated wheelchair to make a patient to go outside or do other things.

A sole assembly including a midsole made of resilient cushion material and having an upper support surface configured to support a plantar region of a human foot, a lower surface and a sidewall connecting the upper and lower surfaces. An outsole is provided on the lower surface and configured to provide traction with a ground surface. Further, at least one sidewall hole provided in the sidewall and configured to provide ventilation to the foot, wherein the at least one sidewall hole is provided at a predetermined position in the sidewall in order to accommodate a characteristic of the foot.

The magnetic cushioning system is for use in a cushion, mattress or other cushioned article, the cushioning system providing adjustable firmness for the user. The magnetic cushioning system includes a plurality of magnetic supports enclosed within a cover. Each of the magnetic supports has a flexible shell having opposed upper and lower ends. A permanent magnet is disposed within the flexible shell and is positioned adjacent the upper end thereof. An electromagnet is disposed within the flexible shell and is positioned adjacent the lower end thereof. The cover has opposed upper and lower surfaces, the magnetic supports having the upper ends thereof secured to a lower face of the upper surface, and the lower ends thereof secured to an upper face of the lower surface of the cover. A controller is provided for selectively and adjustably controlling electrical power transmitted to each electromagnet.

A beach blanket comprising at least one hole for receiving an umbrella so that when the shaft of the umbrella is positioned over the blanket, the canopy of the umbrella provides shade over the blanket. The blanket further includes an upper side, a lower surface and a peripheral edge wherein at least one pocket is affixed to the lower surface of the blanket adjacent to the peripheral edge for receiving ballast material or valuables.

The invention discloses a cylinder block casting device and a method, wherein the device comprises a cylinder block casting mold and a cylinder block casting; the cylinder block casting consists of a pouring gate, a sorue, a cross gate, an ingate and a cavity; and the cylinder block casting is horizontally arranged on the cylinder block casting mold when the cylinder top surface of the cylinder block faces downwards and the machine leg surface of the cylinder block faces upwards. The method comprises the following steps: by using the above cylinder block casting device, the casting liquid is injected into the cylinder block casting device from the pouring gate of the cylinder casting, flows through the sorue, the cross gate and the ingate in sequence and flows in the cavity of the cylinder block casting to complete the casting of the cylinder block. The device and the method in the invention can overcome the defects of poor effects of exhaust and slag dam, low casting yield, easily-damaged bland, uneven wall thickness and the like so as to realize the purposes of good effects of exhaust and slag dam, high casting yield, difficult damaged blank, even wall thickness and high product quality.

A medical bed having a frame with a mattress support surface. A mattress having a central portion, which has an upper surface adapted to support a patient's body, and a lower surface to interface with the support surface of the frame. The mattress has a right and a left side bolster disposed on opposite sides of the central portion, each bolster extending above the upper surface. Each bolster defines a recess of reduced bolster height in relation to the upper surface of the central portion of the mattress. The mattress has a mattress cover extending about the central portion and both bolsters, such that the mattress and cover together form a single mattress assembly.

The invention belongs to the technical field of articles of daily use, and discloses a novel deck chair suitable for different somatotypes. The novel deck chair comprises a deck chair seat, a deck chair backrest, a deck chair telescopic body, armrests, a support pillar, a support base, support legs and traveling wheels, wherein the deck chair seat is connected with the deck chair backrest through a rotating shaft, the deck chair telescopic body is arranged in the inside hollow part of the deck chair seat in a matched manner, the armrests are mounted at the two sides of the middle part of the deck chair seat, the support pillar is arranged on the middle position of the lower surface of the deck chair seat, the lower end of the support pillar is fixed to the support base, the support legs are arranged on the lower surface of the deck chair telescopic body, a cross bar is arranged between the support legs, and the traveling wheels are arranged on the lower surface of the support base and the lower surfaces of the support legs. The novel deck chair is simple in structure and practical in function, and suitable for use by people with different somatotypes; the angle between the deck chair seat and the deck chair backrest can be conveniently adjusted, so that the optimum angle can be found, and thus the comfort is increased; and a pillow adjustable in position is arranged, so that the muscle on the neck of the user is relax, and thus the user obtains the high-quality rest.

The invention discloses a first-aid packet. A first-aid packet body comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, a left surface, a right surface, a front surface and a rear surface, the rear surface is connected with the upper surface, the lower surface, the left surface and the right surface, the right surface is connected with the front surface, the left surface is connected with the front surface through a zipper, the upper surface and the lower surface are connected with the left front surface and the right front surface in a fitted manner, two straps are arranged on the outer side of therear surface, a plurality of transparent first pockets with pocket flaps are arranged on the inner side of the upper surface, medicines are placed into the first pockets, a plurality of second pocketswith venous transfusion puncture objects are arranged on the inner side of the left surface, a plurality of third pockets with air passage protection objects are arranged on the inner sides of the right surface and the front surface, a plurality of transparent fourth pockets with gloves, tongue forceps, suction balls, haemostatic forceps and gauzes are arranged on the upper portion of the inner side of the rear surface, elastic fixing bands for fixing a Y-type joint, an electric flashlight, scissors, a thermometer and a percussion hammer are arranged on the lower portion of the inner side ofthe rear surface, a plurality of storage bags with an automatic sphygmomanometer, a fetus-voice meter, coupling agents, a stethoscope and a handheld pulse oximeter are arranged on the inner side of the lower surface, and at least one resuscitation bag is placed into the first-aid packet body.

The invention relates to a high-definition infrared fingerprint acquisition device, and aims at solving the problems that the existing acquisition device is apt to be interfered by conditions and the definition cannot satisfy requirements. The high-definition infrared fingerprint acquisition device consists of a non-isosceles trapezoidal prism, a light source, lenses, a photoelectric detector and a plastic molded pipe support which is used for shielding ambient light and supporting the parts and has a rectangular cross section. The trapezoidal prism with an inclined acquisition surface is obliquely assembled on the plastic molded pipe support. A fingerprint acquisition light path sequentially consists of the trapezoidal prism, a Huygens lens set and the photoelectric detector. A fingerprint acquisition surface is arranged on the lower base surface of the trapezoidal prism, an oblique leg surface adjacent to the larger base angle of the trapezoidal prism is an optical transmission surface and the light source is configured on the upper base surface of the trapezoidal prism. The light source is an infrared light source. An oblique leg surface adjacent to the smaller base angle of the trapezoidal lens is used as an optical black substrate which is coated with black paint. An infrared light filter is additionally assembled between the lenses and the photoelectric detector or between the lenses. The upper base surface of the trapezoidal prism is a rough surface. The high-definition infrared fingerprint acquisition device has the advantages of high acquired image definition, evenness, small deformation rate, low distortion rate, high imaging quality, strong image contrast, bright lines, resistance to external ambient light interference, high dry and wet fingerprint acquisition sensitivity, simple structure and convenience in manufacturing, installation and use.

An item of footwear for a wearer, the item of footwear comprising a flexible sole structure that comprises a heel segment having horizontal upper and lower surfaces combined with other sole segments having arch (instep) and toe upper surfaces that are horizontal when unloaded, but that assume a negative upper surface slope when loaded, and with arch and toe lower surfaces that have a negative lower surface slope with unloaded, but that assume a horizontal position when loaded. In use, the item of footwear is operative to reduce the likelihood that a wearer having one of a variety of anatomical leg forms would fall outwardly (laterally) from his or her vertical plane.